Propiedades ópticas no lineales de nanocompuestos metal dieléctrico

Metal-dielectric nanocomposites are a artificial materials formed by metal nanoclusters embedded in a dielectric matrix which show effective optical properties radically different from those of their bulk constituents. Particularly, depending on their morphological characteristics, they can show thi...

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Autores: Solís Céspedes, Javier, Coso, Raúl del, Fernández Martínez, Héctor, Gonzalo de los Reyes, J., Afonso, Carmen N.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/2691
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/2691
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Nanocomposites
Metal nanoclusters
Metal-Dielectric
Non-linear Refractive Index
Non-linear Third-Order Optical Susceptibility
Optical Switching
Pulsed Laser Deposition
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Sumario:Metal-dielectric nanocomposites are a artificial materials formed by metal nanoclusters embedded in a dielectric matrix which show effective optical properties radically different from those of their bulk constituents. Particularly, depending on their morphological characteristics, they can show third-order susceptibilities with extremely large values which makes them very attractive for optical switching, among other applications. During the talk we will briefly review the fundamental mechanisms responsible for the third order non-linear response of these artificially structured materials as well as the experimental techniques allowing to measure their third order susceptibility. In the second part of the talk we will provide illustrative examples of the dependence of the non-linear susceptibility and its temporal and spectral evolution as a function of different parameters that can be controlled during the synthesis process. The results will be taken from a real system: Cu:Al2O3 thin film nanocomposites synthesized by pulsed laser deposition. As a general conclusion it will be shown that in real systems, the comprehension of the relation between the meso- and nano-scopic morphology of the composites and their effective non-linear susceptibility is a key issue for the design of high performance materials.