Twisted light by a Kerr-like TiO2 thin film with Au-Pt nanoparticles

H. Martines-Arano, A. J. Piña-Díaz, C. R. Torres-Sanmiguel, M. Trejo-Valdez, C. Torres-Torres

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Abstract

Third-order nonlinear optical effects exhibited by Gold-Platinum nanoparticles in a Titanium Dioxide thin solid film were induced by a two-wave mixing configuration with digitally-modulated irradiance profiles. The nanomaterials were prepared by a sol-gel method, and a spinning coating technique was employed for the preparation of the samples in thin film form. We used a Nd:YAG laser system at 532 nm wavelength and 4 nanosecond for the exploration of the thirdorder optical nonlinearities. The characterization of the morphology and optical transmittance was carried out by transmission electronic microscopy and UV-vis spectroscopy studies; respectively. A round continuously variable nonlinear refractive index was proposed to generate twisted light by nanosecond pulses in the sample. The system was designed with a randomly distributed density of the nanoparticles. This technique can be considered an alternative for performing ultrafast all-optical instrumentation functions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Workshop on Thin Films for Electronics, Electro-Optics, Energy, and Sensors 2019
EditorsPartha Banerjee, Karl Gudmundsson, Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Guru Subramanyam
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510635135
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
EventInternational Workshop on Thin Films for Electronics, Electro-Optics, Energy, and Sensors 2019, TFE3S 2019 - Reykjavik, Iceland
Duration: 24 Jun 201926 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume11371
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Conference

ConferenceInternational Workshop on Thin Films for Electronics, Electro-Optics, Energy, and Sensors 2019, TFE3S 2019
Country/TerritoryIceland
CityReykjavik
Period24/06/1926/06/19

Keywords

  • (190.2055) Dynamic gratings
  • (190.32.70) Kerr effect
  • (190.4400) Nonlinear optics, materials
  • (190.7070) Two-wave mixing
  • (260.5430) polarization

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