Title :
Noble metal nonlinear optical mirrors with adjustable spectral and angular bandwidths for all-optical controls at visible wavelengths
Author :
Hsu, John ; Fuentes-Hernandez, C. ; Ernst, Alfred R. ; Kippelen, B.
Author_Institution :
Center for Org. Photonics & Electron., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
A nonlinear optical (NLO) mirror structure can amplify the strong and ultrafast NLO properties of noble metal thin-films. Spectral and angular bandwidths of the NLO mirrors are adjustable while maintaining a large nonlinear reflectance change.
Keywords :
mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical control; optical films; optical materials; transition metals; visible spectra; NLO mirrors; adjustable spectral bandwidths; all-optical controls; angular bandwidths; large nonlinear reflectance change; noble metal nonlinear optical mirror; noble metal thin-films; nonlinear optical mirror structure; ultrafast NLO properties; visible wavelengths; Bandwidth; Biomedical optical imaging; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical reflection; Optical signal processing; Reflectivity;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
