Nonlinear optical properties of metal and semiconductor nanoparticles

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4876, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 1257-1264

  Whelan, Aine M ^a   Benrezzak, Sakina ^a   Brennan, Margaret E ^a   Kelly, John M ^a   Blau, Werner J ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Morphology; Nanoparticles; Nonlinear optics

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATION; MORPHOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; QUANTUM OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS;

OPTICAL RESPONSES;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 0041731556     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.464037     Document Type: Conference Paper

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