Gallium/aluminium nano-composite for nonlinear-optical and plasmonic switching applications

Placing a small drop of gallium on an aluminium film starts a nanoscale grain boundary penetration process that creates a robust, highly nonlinear, switchable mirror suitable for plasmonic and nonlinear optical applications.

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Published in2006 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference pp. 1 - 2
Main Authors MacDonald, K.F., Krasavin, A.V., Zheludev, N.I.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.05.2006
Subjects
(240.4350) Nonlinear optics at surfaces
(240.6680) Surface plasmons
Aluminum
Gallium
Nonlinear optics
Optical films
Optical reflection
Plasmons
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Summary:Placing a small drop of gallium on an aluminium film starts a nanoscale grain boundary penetration process that creates a robust, highly nonlinear, switchable mirror suitable for plasmonic and nonlinear optical applications.
ISSN:2160-9004
DOI:10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628938