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Strong-Field Control of Plasmonic Properties in Core–Shell Nanoparticles

Journal Article · · ACS Photonics
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  1. Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States); Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States); Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Varennes, QC (Canada); SLAC
  2. Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States); Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States)
  3. Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  4. Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States)
  5. Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)
  6. Ludwig Maximilians Universität Munich, Garching (Germany)
  7. Ludwig Maximilians Universität Munich, Garching (Germany); Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Garching (Germany); SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
  8. Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States); Univ. of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (United States)
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Utilization of the plasmonic response in nanosystems is a key component of nanophotonics that is typically altered by varying the incident optical frequency or the material configuration. However, in this work we demonstrate that employing intense, femtosecond laser fields unlock nonlinear light–matter interactions such that precise control of the optical response is achieved solely by adjusting the incident intensity. The plasmonic properties of Au/SiO2 nanoshells are manipulated by exploiting the nonlinear index of refraction of gold and experimentally observed by employing photoelectrons emitted during the interaction as a sensitive, sub-wavelength probe. A striking transition seen in the photoelectron energy spectrum between the weak and strong-field regime is verified by a modified Mie theory simulation that incorporates the nonlinear dielectric nanoshell response. The exhibited intensity-dependent optical control of the plasmonic response in prototypical core–shell nanoparticles paves the way toward ultrafast switching and opto-electronic signal modulation with more complex nanostructures.
Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (CSGB)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515; FG02-86ER13491
OSTI ID:
1997968
Journal Information:
ACS Photonics, Journal Name: ACS Photonics Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 9; ISSN 2330-4022
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
energy
femtosecond laser
gold
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nanoplasmonics
nanospheres
nonlinear optics
photoelectron spectroscopy
plasmonics