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Enhanced third harmonic generation from the epsilon-near-zero modes of ultrathin films

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4917457· OSTI ID:22398884
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  1. Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)
  2. National Research Council–AMRDEC, Charles M. Bowden Research Laboratory, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 35898 (United States)
  3. Charles M. Bowden Research Laboratory, AMRDEC, U.S. Army RDECOM, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama 35898 (United States)
We experimentally demonstrate efficient third harmonic generation from an indium tin oxide nanofilm (λ/42 thick) on a glass substrate for a pump wavelength of 1.4 μm. A conversion efficiency of 3.3 × 10{sup −6} is achieved by exploiting the field enhancement properties of the epsilon-near-zero mode with an enhancement factor of 200. This nanoscale frequency conversion method is applicable to other plasmonic materials and reststrahlen materials in proximity of the longitudinal optical phonon frequencies.
OSTI ID:
22398884
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 15 Vol. 106; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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