Large and ultrafast nonlinear absorption of an air/gold plasmonic waveguide

Authors

A. Baron, Duke UniversityFollow
Thang B. Hoang, Duke University
Chao Fang, Duke UniversityFollow
Maiken H. Mikkelsen, Duke University
David R. Smith, Duke University

Abstract

We investigate theoretically and experimentally the nonlinear propagation of surface plasmons on an air/gold interface which reveals large and ultrafast (∼100 fs) self-induced absorption. The experiment enables a direct measurement of the third-order nonlinear susceptibility.

Publication Title

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe - Technical Digest

Recommended Citation

Baron, A., Hoang, T., Fang, C., Mikkelsen, M., & Smith, D. (2015). Large and ultrafast nonlinear absorption of an air/gold plasmonic waveguide. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe - Technical Digest, 2015-August Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/facpubs/6719