Size and shape effects on the nonlinear optical behavior of silver nanoparticles for power limiters

Applied Optics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 139-149

  Muller, Olivier ^a   Dengler, Stefanie ^b   Ritt, Gunnar ^b   Eberle, Bernd ^b  

^a FRENCH GERMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SAINT LOUIS   (France)

^b FRAUNHOFER IOSB   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON BLACK; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PARTICLE SIZE; SILVER; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

CARBON BLACK SUSPENSION; NONLINEAR OPTICAL BEHAVIOR; NONLINEAR TRANSMITTANCE; OPTICAL LIMITING BEHAVIOR; OPTICAL LIMITING EFFECTS; OPTICAL LIMITING PERFORMANCE; SIZE AND SHAPE EFFECT; THEORETICAL MODELING;

NONLINEAR OPTICS;

EID: 84872559636     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.52.000139     Document Type: Article

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