Ultrafast Cubic Optical nonlinearity in semitransparent films: bulk versus surface contributions
Ultrafast Cubic Optical nonlinearity in semitransparent films: bulk versus surface contributions
Summary form only given. We report the results of a study of semitransparent films of nickel of varying thickness using femtosecond time-resolved polarimetry. For the first time we have combined transmission and reflection measurements, and have studied glass and air interfaces of nickel films of different thicknesses. We have identified importance of the surface contribution to the film nonlinearity, and have also observed that not only the magnitude of the cubic nonlinearity in nickel, but even its sign could be different depending on the nature of the interface. We also saw that both bulk and surface components of the cubic optical nonlinearity in nickel films are exceptionally fast with relaxation times shorter than ~40 fs.
1-55752-576-X
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Bennett, P.J.
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Svirko, Y.P.
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Zheludev, N.I.
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1999
Bennett, P.J.
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Svirko, Y.P.
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Zheludev, N.I.
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Bennett, P.J., Svirko, Y.P. and Zheludev, N.I.
(1999)
Ultrafast Cubic Optical nonlinearity in semitransparent films: bulk versus surface contributions.
In Summaries of Papers Presented at the Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS '99). Technical Digest.
IEEE.
.
(doi:10.1109/QELS.1999.807554).
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Summary form only given. We report the results of a study of semitransparent films of nickel of varying thickness using femtosecond time-resolved polarimetry. For the first time we have combined transmission and reflection measurements, and have studied glass and air interfaces of nickel films of different thicknesses. We have identified importance of the surface contribution to the film nonlinearity, and have also observed that not only the magnitude of the cubic nonlinearity in nickel, but even its sign could be different depending on the nature of the interface. We also saw that both bulk and surface components of the cubic optical nonlinearity in nickel films are exceptionally fast with relaxation times shorter than ~40 fs.
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Published date: 1999
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Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS '99), Baltimore, City of, United States, 1999-05-23 - 1999-05-28
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