Observation of asymmetric spectrum broadening induced by silver nanoparticles in a heavy-metal oxide glass

N. Zhavoronkov*, R. Driben, B. A. Bregadiolli, M. Nalin, B. A. Malomed

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Abstract

We demonstrate experimentally and support by a theoretical analysis an effect of asymmetric spectrum broadening, which results from doping of silver nanoparticles into a heavy-glass matrix, 90(0.5WO3-0.3SbPO 4-0.2PbO)-10AgCl. The strong dispersion of the effective nonlinear coefficient of the composite significantly influences the spectral broadening via the self-phase modulation, and leads to a blue upshift of the spectrum. Further extension of the spectrum towards shorter wavelengths is suppressed by a growing loss caused by the plasmon resonance in the silver particles. The red-edge spectral broadening is dominated by the stimulated Raman scattering.

Original languageEnglish
Article number37011
JournalJournal de Physique (Paris), Lettres
Volume94
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2011

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