Ultrafast nonlinear dynamics of surface plasmon polaritons in gold nanowires due to the intrinsic nonlinearity of metals

Date

2013

Authors

Marini, A
Conforti, M
Valle, G Della
Lee, HW
Tran, Tr X
Chang, Wonkeun
Schmidt, M. A.
Longhi, Stefano
Russell, P. St. J.
Biancalana, Fabio

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Institute of Physics Publishing

Abstract

Starting from first principles, we theoretically model the nonlinear temporal dynamics of gold-based plasmonic devices resulting from the heating of their metallic components. At optical frequencies, the gold susceptibility is determined by the interband

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Keywords: Conduction electrons; Electronic energy distribution; First Brillouin zone; Gold nanowire; Inter-band transition; Metallic component; Optical frequency; Optical susceptibility; Plasmonic devices; Pulse propagation; Red shift; Surface plasmon polaritons; T

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New Journal of Physics

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2037-12-31