Large optical nonlinearity of ITO nanorods for sub-picosecond all-optical modulation of the full-visible spectrum

Optical nonlinearity in metallic nanostructures has been exploited for all-optical signal switching. Here, Guo et al. report on the optical nonlinearity of indium tin oxide nanorod arrays in the dielectric range induced by pumping in the metallic range, enabling modulation of the full-visible spectr...

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Main Authors: Peijun Guo, Richard D. Schaller, Leonidas E. Ocola, Benjamin T. Diroll, John B. Ketterson, Robert P. H. Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12892
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Summary:Optical nonlinearity in metallic nanostructures has been exploited for all-optical signal switching. Here, Guo et al. report on the optical nonlinearity of indium tin oxide nanorod arrays in the dielectric range induced by pumping in the metallic range, enabling modulation of the full-visible spectrum.
ISSN:2041-1723