Nonressonant nonlinear optical switching behavior of Ag monometallic and Ag@Au bimetallic investigated by femtosecond Z-Scan measurements
| Autor: | Jean C. S. Costa, F.E.P. Santos, Nefe J.B. Silva, Claudevan A. Sousa, Naythalla A.M. Saraiva, Sara D.G. Mariano, Hans A. Garcia |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Materials science
business.industry Physics::Optics Nanoparticle 02 engineering and technology 010402 general chemistry 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Laser 01 natural sciences Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics 0104 chemical sciences Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials law.invention law Femtosecond Optoelectronics Z-scan technique Electrical and Electronic Engineering Surface plasmon resonance Photonics 0210 nano-technology Spectroscopy Absorption (electromagnetic radiation) business |
| Zdroj: | Optics & Laser Technology. 142:107247 |
| ISSN: | 0030-3992 |
| Popis: | Metallic nanoparticles are of great interest in technological applications, especially in photonics. Here, we describe the nonlinear optical properties of colloidal solutions of monometallic silver (AgNPs) and bimetallic nanoparticles, with Ag (core) - Au (shell) (Ag@AuNPs) structure, in the infrared region with ultrashort pulses. UV–Vis spectroscopy showed LSPR (localized surface plasmon resonance) characteristics bands. MEV measurements confirm that the nanoparticles have a spherical shape with good size distribution around 56 nm for AgNPs and 73 nm for Ag@AuNPs. The nonlinear optical properties of the nanostructures were determined by the Z-scan technique, with a laser at 1040 nm (~357 fs), for different intensities. We observed the effects of saturated absorption and reverse saturated absorption as a function of intensity for both nanoparticles with the increase of laser intensity was observed in the open-aperture (OA) measurements in nonresonant mode. Ag@AuNPs present a complete transition from saturation absorption to reverse saturation absorption. The close-aperture (CA) measurements in nonresonant mode indicate an effective negative nonlinearity for nanoparticles, corresponding to self-defocusing. Our results show that these bimetallic nanoparticles have great potential for application in photonics, especially in applications where the tuning of nonlinear optical properties is a determining factor. |
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