Towards efficient broadband difference frequency mixing and terahertz generation in metallic nanostructures

authored by

Ihar Babushkin, Ayhan Demircan, Uwe Morgner, Joachim Herrmann, Anton Husakou

Abstract

As it is known, metallic nanostructures demonstrate strong nonlinearities [1]. Despite of strong losses inherent for metals, this allows for nonlinear optics, for instance, second and third harmonic generation [2] , [3] , downcon-version [2] , promising for various applications such as supercontinuum generation [4]. Since the losses in metals increase with wavelength, using metallic nanostructures for generation of low frequency fields in, e.g. mid-infrared (MIR) or terahertz (THz) range were barely considered up to now.

Organisation(s)

Institute of Quantum Optics
PhoenixD: Photonics, Optics, and Engineering - Innovation Across Disciplines

External Organisation(s)

Max Born Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy im Forschungsbund Berlin e.V. (MBI)

Type

Conference contribution

Publication date

2021

Publication status

Published

Peer reviewed

Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Electronic version(s)

https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEO/Europe-EQEC52157.2021.9541927 (Access: Closed)