Fast third-order optical nonlinearities in metal alloy nanocluster composite glass: Negative sign of the nonlinear refractive index

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 247, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 390-395

  Cattaruzza, E ^a   Battaglin, G ^a   Gonella, F ^a   Mattei, G ^b   Mazzoldi, P ^b   Polloni, R ^a   Scremin, B F ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glass based composites; Ion implantation; Nanoparticles; Nonlinear optics

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; GLASS; HEATING; ION IMPLANTATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; GLASS-BASED COMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NONLINEAR ABSORPTION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 19744379014     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2005.01.060     Document Type: Article

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