Cu:Silica Nanocluster Composite Material with Picosecond Third-Order Nonlinear Optical Response.

Abstract

We report the creation of a novel composite nonlinear optical material by implanting Cu ions in fused silica. The implanted Cu ions aggregate at room temperature to form nm-size polycrystalline clusters in a high-density thin (approx. - 150 nm) layer just beneath the surface of the substrate. Measurements of the Kerr-type third-order nonlinear susceptibility Chi(3) of this material shows that it has a response time no longer than 6ps and a magnitude of order 10(exp -8) esu. The nonlinearity is enhanced for laser wavelengths near the surface plasmon resonance of the copper colloids. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA302975

Entities

People

  • J. E. Wittig
  • K. Becker
  • R. F. Haglund Jr.
  • R. H. Magruder . Iii.
  • Yang Li

Organizations

  • Vanderbilt University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Diffraction
  • Dye Lasers
  • Electrons
  • Focal Planes
  • Free Electron Lasers
  • Free Electrons
  • Ion Implantation
  • Lasers
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Military Research
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance
  • Surface Plasmons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Directed Energy - Pulsed-Laser Deposition