Second-harmonic generation driven by asymmetric local fields in T-shaped gold nanodimers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6641, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Canfield, Brian K ^a   Husu, Hannu ^a   Bai, Benfeng ^b   Laukkanen, Janne ^b   Kuittinen, Markku ^b   Turunen, Jari ^b   Kauranen, Martti ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Local field; Metal nanoparticles; Polarization; Second harmonic generation

Indexed keywords

DIMERS; HARMONIC GENERATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOEXCITATION; POLARIZATION;

LOCAL FIELDS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOGAP SIZES; SHG MEASUREMENTS;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 42149143428     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.733618     Document Type: Conference Paper

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