Controlling hybrid nonlinearities in transparent conducting oxides via two-colour excitation

M. Clerici; N. Kinsey; C. DeVault; J. Kim; E. G. Carnemolla; L. Caspani; A. Shaltout; D. Faccio; V. Shalaev; A. Boltasseva; M. Ferrera

doi:10.1038/ncomms15829

Nature Communications (Jun 2017)

Controlling hybrid nonlinearities in transparent conducting oxides via two-colour excitation

M. Clerici,
N. Kinsey,
C. DeVault,
J. Kim,
E. G. Carnemolla,
L. Caspani,
A. Shaltout,
D. Faccio,
V. Shalaev,
A. Boltasseva,
M. Ferrera

Affiliations

M. Clerici: School of Engineering, University of Glasgow
N. Kinsey: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
C. DeVault: Department of Physics & Astronomy and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
J. Kim: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
E. G. Carnemolla: Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA
L. Caspani: Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA
A. Shaltout: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
D. Faccio: Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA
V. Shalaev: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
A. Boltasseva: School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
M. Ferrera: Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, SUPA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15829
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Metamaterials have enabled the tailored engineering of optical properties. Here, Clericiet al. show that independent interband and intraband nonlinearities in transparent conducting oxides allow dynamic optical control of the real and imaginary parts of the refractive index.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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