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

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

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

Publisher

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