DocumentCode
3347992
Title
Optical properties and ultrafast electron dynamics in gold nanoshells
Author
Westcott, S.L. ; Averitt, R.D. ; Halas, N.J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rice Univ., Houston, TX, USA
fYear
1992
fDate
23-28 May 1992
Firstpage
122
Lastpage
123
Abstract
Summary form only given. We present studies of the ultrafast electron dynamics in gold nanoshells. By tuning the plasmon peak position of the nanoparticle relative to the tuning range of a cavity dumped Ti:sapphire laser, both transient bleaching and transient absorption are observed.
Keywords
electron mobility; gold; high-speed optical techniques; nanostructured materials; optical properties; optical saturable absorption; optical tuning; plasmons; polarisability; Au; cavity dumped Ti:sapphire laser; gold nanoshells; optical properties; plasmon peak position; transient absorption; transient bleaching; tuning range; ultrafast electron dynamics; Absorption; Electron optics; Gold; Nanoparticles; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical surface waves; Photoelectricity; Plasmons; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 1999. QELS '99. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-576-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.1999.807397
Filename
807397
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