Theoretical model for the effective nonlinearity of surface plasmons based on a Green function formalism

I. De Leon; J. E. Sipe; R. W. Boyd

doi:10.1117/12.909374

1 February 2012 Theoretical model for the effective nonlinearity of surface plasmons based on a Green function formalism

I. De Leon, J. E. Sipe, R. W. Boyd

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Proceedings Volume 8264, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XVI; 82640I (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909374
Event: SPIE OPTO, 2012, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

A theoretical model is proposed for describing the effective nonlinearity of surface plasmons supported by a single interface between a metal and a linear dielectric (or a vacuum). The response to the polarization fields driving the nonlinearity is modeled using a Green function formalism for surface optics. The theory is employed to investigate the self-phase modulation of the single-interface surface plasmon. We discuss the possibility of using surface plasmon self-phase modulation to estimate the value of the third-order nonlinear susceptibility of metals through experimentation.

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I. De Leon, J. E. Sipe, and R. W. Boyd "Theoretical model for the effective nonlinearity of surface plasmons based on a Green function formalism", Proc. SPIE 8264, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XVI, 82640I (1 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909374

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