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Two-photon luminescence in metallic nanostructures provides a unique signature of the number of plasmonic modes per unit energy and volume, paving the way for more efficient plasmonic sources, detectors and sensors.

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Figure 1: Two-photon luminescence from metallic nanostructures probes the plasmonic density of states.

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Dionne, J. Plasmons rock in metal bands. Nature Mater 12, 380–381 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat3607

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