This book presents the state of the art in nonlinear nanostructures for ultrafast laser applications. Most recent results in two emerging fields are presented: (i) generation of laser-induced nanostructures in materials like metals, metal oxides and semiconductors, and (ii) ultrafast excitation and energy transfer in nanoscale physical, chemical and hybrid systems. Particular emphasis is laid on the up-to-date controversially discussed mechanisms of sub-wavelength ripple formation including models of self-organized material transport and multiphoton excitation channels, nonlinear optics of plasmonic structures (nanotips, nanowires, 3D-metamaterials), and energy localization and transport on ultrafast time scale and spatial nanoscale. High-resolution spectroscopy, simulation and characterization techniques are reported. New applications of ultrashort-pulsed lasers for materials processing and the use of nanostructured materials for characterizing laser fields and laser-matter-interactions are discussed.
Author(s): Shuji Sakabe, Christoph Lienau, Rüdiger Grunwald (eds.)
Series: Nano-Optics and Nanophotonics
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 273
Tags: Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices; Nanoscale Science and Technology; Optical and Electronic Materials; Nanotechnology
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Self-organized Surface Patterns Originating from Laser-Induced Instability....Pages 3-29
Harnessing Ultrafast Laser Induced Nanostructures in Transparent Materials....Pages 31-46
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
Nanogratings in Fused Silica: Structure, Formation and Applications....Pages 49-71
Femtosecond-Laser Induced Nanostructures in TiO 2 ....Pages 73-84
Formation of Laser-Induced Periodic Surface Structures (LIPSS) on Dielectrics and Semiconductors upon Double-Femtosecond Laser Pulse Irradiation Sequences....Pages 85-99
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Scaling of Grating Spacing with Femtosecond Laser Fluence for Self-organized Periodic Structures on Metal....Pages 103-115
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
Interplay Between Strong Coupling and Radiative Damping in Hybrid Excitonic-Plasmonic Nanostructures....Pages 119-136
Direct fs Laser Writing of 3D Nanostructures....Pages 137-154
Nonlinear Plasmon Optics....Pages 155-181
Front Matter....Pages 183-183
Strong-Field Photoemission from Metallic Nanotips....Pages 185-192
Comparison of Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of ZnO Nanorods....Pages 193-206
Femtosecond-Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structures for Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of Biomolecules....Pages 207-219
Front Matter....Pages 221-221
Design Principles for Plasmonic Nanoparticle Devices....Pages 223-247
Front Matter....Pages 249-249
High Harmonic Generation Assisted by Metal Nanostructures and Nanoparticles....Pages 251-268
Back Matter....Pages 269-273
