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Effect of dipolar interactions on optical nonlinearity of two-dimensional nanocomposites
In this work, we calculate the contribution of dipole-dipole interactions to
the optical nonlinearity of the two-dimensional random ensemble of
nanoparticles that possess a set of exciton levels, for example, quantum dots.
The analytical expressions for the contributions in the cases of TM and
TE-polarized light waves propagating along the plane are obtained. It is shown
that the optical nonlinearity, caused by the dipole-dipole interactions in the
planar ensemble of the nanoparticles, is several times smaller than the similar
nonlinearity of the bulk nanocomposite. This type of optical nonlinearity is
expected to be observed at timescales much larger than the quantum dot exciton
rise time. The proposed method may be applied to various types of the
nanocomposite shapes.Comment: 8 page
Thermal optical non-linearity of nematic mesophase enhanced by gold nanoparticles – an experimental and numerical investigation
In this work the mechanisms leading to the enhancement of optical nonlinearity of nematic liquid crystalline material through localized heating by doping the liquid crystals (LCs) with gold nanoparticles (GNPs) are investigated. We present some experimental and theoretical results on the effect of voltage and nanoparticle concentration on the nonlinear response of GNP-LC suspensions. The optical nonlinearity of these systems is characterized by diffraction measurements and the second order nonlinear refractive index, n 2 , is used to compare systems with different configurations and operating conditions. A theoretical model based on heat diffusion that takes into account the intensity and finite size of the incident beam, the nanoparticle concentration dependent absorbance of GNP doped LC systems and the presence of bounding substrates is developed and validated. We use the model to discuss the possibilities of further enhancing the optical nonlinearity
Generating optical nonlinearity using trapped atoms
We describe a scheme for producing an optical nonlinearity using an
interaction with one or more ancilla two-level atomic systems. The
nonlinearity, which can be implemented using high efficiency fluorescence
shelving measurements, together with general linear transformations is
sufficient for simulating arbitrary Hamiltonian evolution on a Fock state
qudit. We give two examples of the application of this nonlinearity, one for
the creation of nonlinear phase shifts on optical fields as required in single
photon quantum computation schemes, and the other for the preparation of
optical Schrodinger cat states.Comment: Substantially extended from quant-ph/020815
Enhancement of Optical Nonlinearity Through Anisotropic Microstructures
We investigate the polarization dependence of optical nonlinearity
enhancement for a uniaxial anisotropic composite of metal nanocrystals in a
dielectric host. Three cases are distinguished depending on whether the
polarization is parallel, perpendicular or unpolarized with respect to the axis
of anisotropy. For the parallel polarization, the results show that the 3D
results are qualitatively similar to the 2D case reported recently. For the
perpendicular polarization, the results are markedly different from the
parallel counterpart: In contrast to the absorption, the enhancement factor
actually increases with the anisotropy. Thus the separation of the absorption
and enhancement peaks becomes even more pronounced than the parallel
polarization case. These results indicate a strong polarization dependence of
the nonlinear optical response.Comment: 12 pages, LaTeX format, 9 figures, preliminary results were Reported
in the 2nd Tohwa University International Meeting on Statistical Physics held
on November 4-7, 1997, accepted for publication by Optics Communications on 7
November 199
Optical nonlinearity enhancement of graded metallic films
The effective linear and third-order nonlinear susceptibility of graded
metallic films with weak nonlinearity have been investigated. Due to the simple
geometry, we were able to derive exactly the local field inside the graded
structures having a Drude dielectric gradation profile. We calculated the
effective linear dielectric constant and third-order nonlinear susceptibility.
We investigated the surface plasmon resonant effect on the optical absorption,
optical nonlinearity enhancement, and figure of merit of graded metallic films.
It is found that the presence of gradation in metallic films yields a broad
resonant plasmon band in the optical region, resulting in a large enhancement
of the optical nonlinearity and hence a large figure of merit. We suggest
experiments be done to check our theoretical predictions, because graded
metallic films can be fabricated more easily than graded particles.Comment: 11 pages, 2 eps figures, submitted to Applied Physics Letter
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