Title :
Ultrafast coherent control of nonlinear optical processes in plasmonic nanostructures
Author :
Utikal, Tobias ; Stockman, Mark I. ; Heberle, Albert P. ; Lippitz, Markus ; Giessen, Harald
Author_Institution :
4th Phys. Inst., Univ. of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
We present a new technique to coherently control ultrafast nonlinear processes in a plasmonic nanostructure on a femtosecond timescale. By using a four-photon process our detection provides full information about the coherence in the system.
Keywords :
gold; high-speed optical techniques; light coherence; multiphoton processes; nanostructured materials; nonlinear optics; plasmonics; Au; femtosecond timescale; four photon process; nonlinear optical process; plasmonic nanostructures; ultrafast coherent optical process control; ultrafast nonlinear process; Electron optics; Nanostructures; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Probes; Ultrafast optics; (320.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics; (350.4238) Nanophotonics and photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
