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Nonlinear Spectroscopy on the Plasmonic Analog of Electromagnetically Induced Absorption: Revealing Minute Structural Asymmetries
摘要： Tailoring not only the linear but also the nonlinear properties of plasmonic structures has been a longstanding idea. The plasmonic dolmen structure with its many degrees of freedom in design has been of particular interest. We are investigating this system in detail in the retarded weak-coupling regime, the so-called plasmonic analog of electromagnetically induced absorption. While it is generally expected that the enhanced absorbance leads to an increased nonlinear generation, we find that the details are more complex. A thorough wavelength and polarization resolved study reveals two distinct nonlinear contributions. Our nonlinear spectroscopy method exhibits a surprisingly high sensitivity to minute structural asymmetries. Our experimental results are corroborated by finite-element simulation. We envision that our findings will stimulate further research into phase tuning, structural symmetries, and manipulation in nonlinear plasmonic systems in order to fully exploit the ability to tailor the linear and specifically the nonlinear optical properties of nanostructured matter.
关键词： spectroscopy,structural asymmetry,Nonlinear plasmonics,3D nanostructure,electromagnetically induced absorption,nonlinear spectroscopy
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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[IEEE 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) - Munich, Germany (2019.6.23-2019.6.27)] 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) - Amplifying SP-Enhanced SHG with NLO Polymers Grown on Ag Films
摘要： Nonlinear plasmonics is one of the most fundmental applications of intense and confined optical fields due to surface plasmons. The technology will be vital for building next-generation ultra-compact and ultrafast optical signal processing and telecommunication systems. Most of the previous studies have been challenged by taking advantages of surface nonlinearities of the metals, where the surface plasmons (SPs) are generated. Here, we will present amplified nonlinear operations due to NLO active polymer layers grown on the metal surfaces.
关键词： Nonlinear plasmonics,surface plasmons,NLO polymers,SHG spectroscopy
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Time-domain dynamics of reverse saturable absorbers with application to plasmon-enhanced optical limiters
摘要： An advanced full-wave time-domain numerical model for reverse saturable absorption (RSA) is presented and verified. Rate equations describing atomic relaxations and excitation dynamics are coupled to the Maxwell equations by using a Lorentzian oscillator, which models the kinetics-dependent light–matter interactions. The presented novel technique provides a versatile multiphysics framework for designing complex structures and integrating diverse material models that were not previously possible. The multiphysics framework allows capturing the behavior of the RSA materials embedded in artificial photonic nanostructures that cannot be analyzed with established techniques such as the Beer–Lambert law. To showcase the importance of the full-wave RSA analysis coupled to carrier kinetics, we analyze two plasmon-enhanced optical limiters: a metal grating and a Fabry–Perot cavity-like structure where we decrease the unenhanced limiter threshold by a factor of 3 and 13, respectively. This is a promising approach for developing RSA devices operating at reduced illumination levels and thereby significantly expanding their area of applicability to areas such as protective eyewear and automatically dimmed windows. By exploring the dynamic behavior of a given RSA system, this framework will provide critical insights into the design of transformative photonic devices and their complementary optical characterization, and serve as an invaluable utility for guiding the development of synthetic absorbing materials. We believe that our multiphysics models are crucial enabling tools that lay a necessary foundation for the numerical machinery required for the realization and optimization of optical limiting and all-optical switching systems.
关键词： rate equations,nonlinear plasmonics,multilevel system,optical limiters,reverse saturable absorption
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14
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Second Harmonic Light Manipulation with Vertical Split Ring Resonators
摘要： The second harmonic generation (SHG) of vertical and planar split-ring resonators (SRRs) that are broken centro-symmetry configurations at the interface of metal surface and air is investigated. Strong interactions, better electromagnetic field confinements, and less leakage into the substrate for vertical SRRs are found. Experimental results show a 2.6-fold enhancement of SHG nonlinearity, which is in good agreement with simulations and calculations. Demonstrations of 3D metastructures and vertical SRRs with strong SHG nonlinearity majorly result from magnetic dipole and electric quadrupole clearly provides potential applications for photonics and sensing.
关键词： nonlinear plasmonics,vertical split ring resonators (VSRR),second harmonic generation
更新于2025-09-04 15:30:14