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Optimization Strategies for Second-Order Nonlinear Metamaterials

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We summarize our recent results regarding the control and optimization of the second-order nonlinear response of plasmonic metamaterials. Such materials consist of arrays of metal nanoparticles, where the plasmonic resonances of individual particles depend on the size, shape, and dielectric environment of the particles. The resonances are further influenced by the coupling of the particles through the array. We first show that the second-order response, as determined by second-harmonic generation is significantly enhanced by the state-of-the-art sample quality and the resulting narrow plasmonic resonance lines. We then show that the response can depend on subtle details of the ordering of the particles in the array, with apparently similar orderings resulting in second-harmonic generation responses that differ by a factor of 50. Finally, we show that the response can be enhanced by complementing the second-harmonic active particles with passive elements that have no nonlinear response as such. Our results are important in developing metamaterials with tailorable nonlinear properties.

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Acknowledgments

We thank B. K. Canfield, G. Genty, J. Lehtolahti, K. Koskinen, S. Kujala, J. Mäkitalo, H. Pietarinen, R. Siikanen, S. Suuriniemi, Y. Svirko, J. Turunen and M. Zdanowicz for fruitful discussions and/or help in measurements. This work was supported by the Academy of Finland (132438 and 134980) and by the Graduate School of the Tampere University of Technology.

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    Robert Czaplicki, Hannu Husu & Martti Kauranen

  2. Centre for Metrology and Accreditation (MIKES), P.O. Box 9, FI-02151, Espoo, Finland

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  3. Institute of Photonics, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 111, 80101, Joensuu, Finland

    Janne Laukkanen & Markku Kuittinen

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Czaplicki, R., Husu, H., Laukkanen, J., Kuittinen, M., Kauranen, M. (2015). Optimization Strategies for Second-Order Nonlinear Metamaterials. In: Shadrivov, I., Lapine, M., Kivshar, Y. (eds) Nonlinear, Tunable and Active Metamaterials. Springer Series in Materials Science, vol 200. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08386-5_6

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