By uncovering novel aspects of second harmonic generation in aluminum, we show that there are unusual and remarkable consequences of resonant absorption, namely an unexpectedly critical role that bound electrons play for ...

We study electromagnetic pulse propagation in an indium tin oxide nanolayer in the linear and nonlinear regimes. We use the constitutive relations to reconstruct the effective dielectric constant of the medium, and show ...

We present an experimental study of second harmonic generation from a 20nm-thick indium tin oxide layer in the proximity of its epsilon-near-zero condition. We report measurements of second harmonic efficiencies as a ...

Currently, nanostructures are routinely fabricated and integrated in different photonic devices for a variety of purposes and applications. For instance, in order to engineer properly nano-antennas or filters, it is important ...

Nonlinear silicon photonics offers unique abilities to generate, manipulate and detect optical signals in nano-devices, with applications based on field localization and large third order nonlinearity. However, at the ...

We employ a classical, nonlinear Lorentz-Duffing oscillator model to predict third harmonic conversion efficiencies in the ultrafast regime, from a variety of metal nanostructures, including smooth, isolated metal layers, ...

The use of semiconductors, metals, or ordinary dielectrics in the process of fabrication of nanodevices is at the front edge of nowadays technology, exploiting the properties of light propagation and localization at ...

We demonstrate second and third harmonic generation from a GaAs substrate, well-bellow the absorption edge, in both transmission and reflection geometries. The pump is tuned at 1064 nm, in the transparency range, while the ...