A novel beam-steering nonlinear nanoantenna with surface plasmon resonance

Xiaoyan Y.Z. Xiong, Li Jun Jiang, Wei E.I. Sha, Yat Hei Lo, Weng Cho Chew

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Abstract

Plasmonic nanostructures that support surface plasmon (SP) resonance potentially provide a route for the development of nanoengineered nonlinear optical media. In this work, a novel plasmonic particle-in-cavity nanoantenna (PIC-NA) is proposed. The second harmonic generation (SHG) of the PIC-NA under strong localized SP resonance is systematically analyzed by a self-consistent numerical solution based on boundary element method (BEM). The developed method solves the fundamental field and second harmonic (SH) field together iteratively to capture their mutual coupling. Strong enhancement of SHG from PIC-NA is achieved. The SHG enhancement factor is around four orders of magnitude, which is much higher than those achieved in literatures. Moreover, unidirectional SH radiation for the asymmetric PIC-NA is realized. Its emission direction can be controlled by the location of the nanosphere. The proposed novel plasmonic PIC-NA functions as the new synthetic second-order nonlinear optical material that has promising applications in the nonlinear sensing, spectroscopy and frequency generation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2016 URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, EMTS 2016
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages197-200
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781509025022
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 19 2016
Event2016 URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, EMTS 2016 - Espoo, Finland
Duration: Aug 14 2016Aug 18 2016

Publication series

Name2016 URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, EMTS 2016

Other

Other2016 URSI International Symposium on Electromagnetic Theory, EMTS 2016
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityEspoo
Period8/14/168/18/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Instrumentation
  • Radiation

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