Optical enhancement with nanoparticles and microcavities

1. Field of the Invention (Technical Field) A method and apparatus for enhanced optical emissions, the apparatus comprising a light source, a microcavity, and a medium comprising nanoparticles, located within or near the microcavity. The nanoparticles are either non-aggregated or are aggregated in t...

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Main Authors Armstrong, Robert L, Shalaev, Vladimir M, Shay, Thomas M, Kim, Won-Tae, Ying, Z. Charles, Drachev, Vladimir P, Safonov, Vladimir P
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.08.2003
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Summary:1. Field of the Invention (Technical Field) A method and apparatus for enhanced optical emissions, the apparatus comprising a light source, a microcavity, and a medium comprising nanoparticles, located within or near the microcavity. The nanoparticles are either non-aggregated or are aggregated in the form of fractals. The nanoparticles and microcavity exhibit enhanced linear and non-linear optical emission. The light emitting apparatus can be used for wavelength translation, amplification, optical parametric oscillation, light detection and ranging, increased sensitivity, high density optical data storage, and near-field optical spectroscopy.