Plasmonics

, Volume 9, Issue 1, pp 193–199 | Cite as

Simulation of the Nonlinear Optical Properties of Colloids Containing Metallic Core–Dielectric Shell Nanoparticles

  • Antonio J. S. Barroso
  • Luis A. Gómez-Malagón
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Abstract

Nonlinear (NL) optical properties of composite materials containing metallic core–dielectric shell nanoparticles in aqueous solution were investigated numerically using the Maxwell–Garnett model and the degenerate electron gas model. Influence of geometry and excitation laser intensity was considered to describe the local field factor and the third-order NL susceptibility.

Keywords

Nonlinear optics Gold nanoparticles Core–shell nanoparticles Maxwell–Garnett model 
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Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge the financial support from Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Pernambuco (FACEPE), and Escola Politécnica de Pernambuco (POLI-UPE).

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Antonio J. S. Barroso
    • 1
  • Luis A. Gómez-Malagón
    • 1
  1. 1.Escola Politécnica de PernambucoUniversidade de PernambucoRecifeBrazil

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