Coherent control near metallic nanostructures

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2008 · Physical Review Letters

OSTI ID:960548

Efimov, Ilya ^[1]; Efimov, Anatoly ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos National Laboratory

We study coherent control in the vicinity of metallic nanostructures. Unlike in the case of control in gas or liquid phase, the collective response of electrons in a metallic nanostructure can significantly enhance different frequency components of the control field. This enhancement strongly depends on the geometry of the nanostructure and can substantially modify the temporal profile of the local control field. The changes in the amplitude and phase of the control field near the nanostructure are studied using linear response theory. The inverse problem of finding the external electromagnetic field to generate the desired local control field is considered and solved.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC52-06NA25396
• OSTI ID: 960548
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-08-05212; LA-UR-08-5212; PRLTAO; TRN: US201006%%1201
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AMPLITUDES
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ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
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LIQUIDS
NANOSTRUCTURES