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Nonlinear response and strong coupling of surface phonon polaritons

Nonlinear response and strong coupling of surface phonon polaritons
Nonlinear response and strong coupling of surface phonon polaritons

Analogous to surface plasmon polaritons in metals, polar dielectrics support surface phonon polaritons (SPhP) in the mid infrared (MIR) spectral region. In contrast to their plasmonic counterpart, however, SPhPs exhibit much longer lifetimes, and hence constitute a promising alternative in the development of nanophotonics. Employing an MIR free-electron laser, we here experimentally reveal resonant second harmonic generation from SPhPs, excited in the Otto geometry for prism coupling. In a second system featuring an ultrathin layer on top of the SPhP active material, we observe strong coupling of the bulk SPhP to the epsilon near zero mode supported by the thin layer. Our experimental findings are corroborated using a specifically developed matrix formalism for anisotropic multilayer wave propagation.

Epsilon near zero mode, Second harmonic generation, Strong coupling, Surface phonon polariton
1874-6500
425-426
Springer
Passler, Nikolai
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Razdolski, Ilya
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Gewinner, Sandy
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Schöllkopf, Wieland
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De Liberato, Simone
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Gubbin, Christopher
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Caldwell, Joshua
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Wolf, Martin
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Paarmann, Alexander
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Passler, Nikolai
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Gubbin, Christopher
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Caldwell, Joshua
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Wolf, Martin
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Paarmann, Alexander
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Passler, Nikolai, Razdolski, Ilya, Gewinner, Sandy, Schöllkopf, Wieland, De Liberato, Simone, Gubbin, Christopher, Caldwell, Joshua, Wolf, Martin and Paarmann, Alexander (2018) Nonlinear response and strong coupling of surface phonon polaritons. In, NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. (NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics, Part F3) Springer, pp. 425-426. (doi:10.1007/978-94-024-1544-5_44).

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Abstract

Analogous to surface plasmon polaritons in metals, polar dielectrics support surface phonon polaritons (SPhP) in the mid infrared (MIR) spectral region. In contrast to their plasmonic counterpart, however, SPhPs exhibit much longer lifetimes, and hence constitute a promising alternative in the development of nanophotonics. Employing an MIR free-electron laser, we here experimentally reveal resonant second harmonic generation from SPhPs, excited in the Otto geometry for prism coupling. In a second system featuring an ultrathin layer on top of the SPhP active material, we observe strong coupling of the bulk SPhP to the epsilon near zero mode supported by the thin layer. Our experimental findings are corroborated using a specifically developed matrix formalism for anisotropic multilayer wave propagation.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 20 September 2018
Published date: 20 September 2018
Keywords: Epsilon near zero mode, Second harmonic generation, Strong coupling, Surface phonon polariton

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Local EPrints ID: 425171
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/425171
ISSN: 1874-6500
PURE UUID: 890b69c3-1049-4496-99bc-2efd1a32440c
ORCID for Simone De Liberato: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4851-2633
ORCID for Christopher Gubbin: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3988-028X

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Date deposited: 11 Oct 2018 16:30
Last modified: 06 Jun 2024 01:51

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Author: Nikolai Passler
Author: Ilya Razdolski
Author: Sandy Gewinner
Author: Wieland Schöllkopf
Author: Christopher Gubbin ORCID iD
Author: Joshua Caldwell
Author: Martin Wolf
Author: Alexander Paarmann

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