Title :
Light propagation in a nonlinear plasmonic nanowire
Author :
Panoiu, Nicolae C. ; Osgood, Richard M., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
Nonlinear transmission of optical nanowires consisting of metallic spheres embedded in dielectric nanoshells made of Kerr material is demonstrated. Nonlinear optical phenomena, such as power dependence of mode frequency, switching, or optical limiting are discussed.
Keywords :
light propagation; nanowires; optical Kerr effect; optical limiters; optical materials; optical switches; Kerr material; dielectric nanoshells; light propagation; metallic spheres; mode frequency; nonlinear optical phenomena; nonlinear plasmonic nanowire; nonlinear transmission; optical limiting; optical nanowires; power dependence; switching; Dielectrics; Nanoparticles; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549040
