Plasmonics: nonlinear optics, negative phase, and transformable transparency

Alexander K. Popov; Sergey A. Myslivets; Vladimir M. Shalaev

doi:10.1117/12.824836

2 September 2009 Plasmonics: nonlinear optics, negative phase, and transformable transparency

Alexander K. Popov, Sergey A. Myslivets, Vladimir M. Shalaev

Proceedings Volume 7395, Plasmonics: Nanoimaging, Nanofabrication, and their Applications V; 73950Z (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.824836
Event: SPIE NanoScience + Engineering, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The feasibilities and specific features of coherent nonlinear-optical energy transfer from control fields to a negativephase signal are studied, and they are found to stem from the backwardness of electromagnetic waves inherent to negative-index metamaterials. Plasmonic metamaterials that possess negative group velocity for light waves promise a revolutionary breakthrough in nanophotonics. However, strong absorption inherent to such metaldielectric nanocomposites imposes severe limitations on the majority of such applications. Herein we show the feasibility and discuss different nonlinear-optical techniques of compensating such losses, producing transparency, amplification and even generation of negative-phase light waves in originally strongly absorbing microscopic samples of plasmonic metal-dielectric nanostructured composites.

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Alexander K. Popov, Sergey A. Myslivets, and Vladimir M. Shalaev "Plasmonics: nonlinear optics, negative phase, and transformable transparency", Proc. SPIE 7395, Plasmonics: Nanoimaging, Nanofabrication, and their Applications V, 73950Z (2 September 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.824836

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