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Interaction of light with nanocomposites reveals novel optical phenomena indicating unrivalled optical properties of these materials. The linear and non-linear optical response of metal nanoparticles is specified by oscillations of the surface electrons in the Coulomb potential formed by the positively charged ionic core. This type of excitation is called the Surface Plasmon (SP).
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Stalmashonak, A., Seifert, G., Abdolvand, A. (2013). Optical Properties of Nanocomposites Containing Metal Nanoparticles. In: Ultra-Short Pulsed Laser Engineered Metal-Glass Nanocomposites. SpringerBriefs in Physics. Springer, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00437-2_2
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