Large optical nonlinearity of ITO nanorods for sub-picosecond all-optical modulation of the full-visible spectrum

Peijun Guo; Richard D. Schaller; Leonidas E. Ocola; Benjamin T. Diroll; John B. Ketterson; Robert P. H. Chang

doi:10.1038/ncomms12892

Nature Communications (Sep 2016)

Large optical nonlinearity of ITO nanorods for sub-picosecond all-optical modulation of the full-visible spectrum

Peijun Guo,
Richard D. Schaller,
Leonidas E. Ocola,
Benjamin T. Diroll,
John B. Ketterson,
Robert P. H. Chang

Affiliations

Peijun Guo: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University
Richard D. Schaller: Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory
Leonidas E. Ocola: Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory
Benjamin T. Diroll: Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory
John B. Ketterson: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University
Robert P. H. Chang: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12892
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Optical nonlinearity in metallic nanostructures has been exploited for all-optical signal switching. Here, Guo et al. report on the optical nonlinearity of indium tin oxide nanorod arrays in the dielectric range induced by pumping in the metallic range, enabling modulation of the full-visible spectrum.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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