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NONLINEAR OPTICAL PHYSICS AND APPLICATIONS OF THE PLASMONIC RESPONSE IN METAL NANOPARTICLES

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The optics of the surface plasmon resonance in the linear regime have been extensively studied and applied for almost a century. The explosive growth of interest in plasmonics, however, is focusing attention on novel plasmonic structures and nonlinear optical applications.

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HAGLUND, R.F. (2006). NONLINEAR OPTICAL PHYSICS AND APPLICATIONS OF THE PLASMONIC RESPONSE IN METAL NANOPARTICLES. In: Dubowski, J.J., Tanev, S. (eds) Photon-based Nanoscience and Nanobiotechnology. NATO Science Series, vol 239. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5523-2_4

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