All-optical switching based on controlled energy transfer between nanoparticles in film arrays

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Bradshaw, David S ^a   Andrewsa, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy transfer; Nanoparticles; Nonlinear optics; Optical switching; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCITED STATES; LIGHT; NANOPARTICLES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; SWITCHING; THIN FILMS;

ALL-OPTICAL SWITCHING; ELECTRONIC EXCITATION ENERGY; ELECTRONIC LEVELS; ELECTRONICALLY EXCITED STATE; GEOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS; LASER INTENSITIES; OPTICAL SWITCHING; PARALLEL PROCESSING;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 65549132744     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3079796     Document Type: Article

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