Optical second harmonic generation in plasmonic nanostructures: from fundamental principles to advanced applications

J Butet, PF Brevet, OJF Martin - ACS nano, 2015 - ACS Publications
Plasmonics has emerged as an important research field in nanoscience and
nanotechnology. Recently, significant attention has been devoted to the observation and the …

Extraordinary optical transmission: fundamentals and applications

SG Rodrigo, F de Leon-Perez… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Extraordinary optical transmission (EOT) is a term that refers to electromagnetic resonances
through sets of subwavelength apertures in either a flat or a corrugated metal film, providing …

Origin of second-harmonic generation enhancement in optical split-ring resonators

C Ciracì, E Poutrina, M Scalora, DR Smith - Physical Review B—Condensed …, 2012 - APS
We present a study of the second-order nonlinear optical properties of metal-based
metamaterials. A hydrodynamic model for electronic response is used, in which nonlinear …

Optical anapole mode in nanostructured lithium niobate for enhancing second harmonic generation

Y Li, Z Huang, Z Sui, H Chen, X Zhang, W Huang… - …, 2020 - degruyter.com
Second harmonic generation (SHG) with a material of large transparency is an attractive
way of generating coherent light sources at exotic wavelength range such as VUV, UV and …

Second-harmonic generation in metallic nanoparticles: Clarification of the role of the surface

C Ciracì, E Poutrina, M Scalora, DR Smith - Physical Review B—Condensed …, 2012 - APS
We present a numerical investigation of the second-order nonlinear optical properties of
metal-based metamaterial nanoresonators. The nonlinear optical response of the metal is …

Singularity-driven second- and third-harmonic generation at -near-zero crossing points

MA Vincenti, D De Ceglia, A Ciattoni, M Scalora - Physical Review A—Atomic …, 2011 - APS
We show an alternative path to efficient second-and third-harmonic generation in proximity
of the zero crossing points of the dielectric permittivity in conjunction with low absorption …

Frequency tripling via sum-frequency generation at the nanoscale

A Zilli, D Rocco, M Finazzi, A Di Francescantonio… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
High refractive index dielectric nanostructures can be exploited to enhance nonlinear optical
processes via the strong light confinement by their resonant modes. The sensitive …

Plasmonic enhancement of the third order nonlinear optical phenomena: Figures of merit

JB Khurgin, G Sun - Optics express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
Recent years have seen increased interest in the plasmonic enhancement of nonlinear
optical effects, yet there remains an uncertainty as to the limits of this enhancement. We …

Second order nonlinear frequency generation at the nanoscale in dielectric platforms

D Rocco, RC Morales, L Xu, A Zilli, V Vinel… - … in Physics: X, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Nonlinear frequency generation at the nanoscale is a hot research topic which is gaining
increasing attention in nanophotonics. The generation of harmonics in subwavelength …

Nonlinear Duffing oscillator model for third harmonic generation

M Scalora, MA Vincenti, D de Ceglia, CM Cojocaru… - JOSA B, 2015 - opg.optica.org
We employ a classical, nonlinear Lorentz–Duffing oscillator model to predict third harmonic
conversion efficiencies in the ultrafast regime, from a variety of metal nanostructures …