Origin and time dependence of higher-order nonlinearities in metal nanocomposites

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2448-2455

  Jayabalan, J ^a  

^a RAJA RAMANNA CENTRE FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT ELECTRONS; METALS;

COMPOSITE MEDIUM; HIGHER ORDER; HIGHER ORDER NONLINEARITY; METAL NANOCOMPOSITES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NONLINEAR ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; NONLINEAR OPTICAL RESPONSE; THIRD-ORDER NON-LINEARITY; TIME DEPENDENCE;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 80053559356     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.002448     Document Type: Article

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