Plasmonics self-focusing by nonlocal ponderomotive nonlinearity in metals

Pavel Ginzburg, Alex Hayat, Nikolai Berkovitch, Meir Orenstein

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Abstract

The inherent ponderomotive nonlinearity in of electrons in metal depleting the electron density in high-field intensity region is harnessed to show nonlinear propagation of Surface plamons, self-focusing and slow light near a nonlinear cutoff.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNonlinear Optics
Subtitle of host publicationMaterials, Fundamentals and Applications, NLO 2009
PublisherOptical Society of America (OSA)
ISBN (Print)9781557528735
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
EventNonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications, NLO 2009 - Honolulu, HI, United States
Duration: 12 Jul 200917 Jul 2009

Publication series

NameOptics InfoBase Conference Papers
ISSN (Electronic)2162-2701

Conference

ConferenceNonlinear Optics: Materials, Fundamentals and Applications, NLO 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu, HI
Period12/07/0917/07/09

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