Title :
Saturable absorption in nanocomposite gold-silica materials with high gold fill fraction
Author :
Piredda, Giovanni ; Smith, David D. ; Yoon, Youngkwon ; Boyd, Robert W. ; Xiao, Rongfu ; Wendling, Bettina
Author_Institution :
The Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, NY 14627, USA
Abstract :
We present frequency-resolved measurements of the nonlinear absorption coefficient in goldsilica nanocomposite materials with high gold fill fraction.
Keywords :
Absorption; Gold; Inorganic materials; Nanoparticles; Nanostructured materials; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical materials; Optical pumping;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431405
