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Nonlinear optics of fractal nanomaterials: Small-particle composites and self-affine thin films

✍ Scribed by Vladimir M. Shalaev; E.Y. Poliakov; V.A. Markel; R. Botet

Publisher: Elsevier Science
Year: 1997
Tongue: English
Weight: 494 KB
Volume: 241
Category: Article
ISSN: 0378-4371
DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4371(97)00092-7

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✦ Synopsis

Fractal nanostructured materials, such as nanocomposites and self-affine thin films, are shown to possess giant optical nonlinearities. The enhancement results from the sub-wavelength localization of dipolar modes and strong local field fluctuations.