Polarization selectable nonlinearities in elongated silver nanoparticles embedded in silica

Optical Materials Express

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2012-2021

  Can Uc, B ^a   Rangel Rojo, R ^a   Rodriguez Fernandez, L ^b   Oliver, A ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA Y DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; POLARIZATION;

DESIGN PARAMETERS; FAST ELECTRONICS; NON-LINEAR RESPONSE; NONLINEAR OPTICAL RESPONSE; POLARIZATION ANGLE; SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SPHERICAL SILVER NANOPARTICLES; THERMAL CONTRIBUTIONS;

SILVER;

EID: 84896920270     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21593930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OME.3.002012     Document Type: Article

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