Microstructure, vertical strain control and tunable functionalities in self-assembled, vertically aligned nanocomposite thin films

A Chen, Z Bi, Q Jia, JL MacManus-Driscoll, H Wang - Acta Materialia, 2013 - Elsevier
Vertically aligned nanocomposite (VAN) oxide thin films have recently stimulated a
significant amount of research interest owing to their novel architecture, vertical interfacial …

Contribution of the Two-Photon Absorption to the Third Order Nonlinearity of Au Nanoparticles Embedded in TiO2 Films and in Ethanol Suspension

M Trejo-Valdez, R Torres-Martinez… - The Journal of …, 2010 - ACS Publications
We measured the absorptive and refractive nonlinearities in Au nanoparticles when they are
embedded in a TiO2 film and when they are suspended in ethanol. The morphology of the …

Inhibition of the two-photon absorption response exhibited by a bilayer TiO2 film with embedded Au nanoparticles

D Torres-Torres, M Trejo-Valdez, L Castañeda… - Optics …, 2010 - opg.optica.org
We use two different synthesis approaches for the preparation of TiO_2 films in order to
study their resulting third order optical nonlinearity, and its modification by the inclusion of …

Acceleration of light and soliton formation due to nonlinear absorption of femtosecond laser pulse energy by a medium containing nanorods

VA Trofimov, TM Lysak - Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 2015 - opg.optica.org
We investigate femtosecond pulse propagation in a medium containing nanorods, taking
into account the dependence of two-photon absorption from the aspect ratio of nanorods …

Self-similar mode of laser pulse propagation in a medium containing nanorods

VA Trofimov, TM Lysak - Journal of Optics, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigate a self-similar mode of femtosecond laser pulse propagation in a medium
containing nanorods, taking into account the dependence of light energy absorption from the …

Engineering the optical and mechanical properties exhibited by a titanium dioxide thin film with gold nanoparticles

S Morales-Bonilla, C Torres-Torres, M Trejo-Valdez… - Optica Applicata, 2013 - infona.pl
Thermo-optic and electrostrictive contributions to the nonlinear refractive index were
observed in a titanium dioxide thin film with embedded gold nanoparticles. A sol–gel method …

Influence of ellipticity of nanorods on both TPA of femtosecond laser pulse and transformation of pulse spectrum

VA Trofimov, TM Lysak, S Lan - Nanophotonics IV, 2012 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We investigate the femtosecond pulse propagation in medium with nanorods under the
conditions of both changing the ellipticity (aspect ratio) of nanorods and dependence of TPA …

Superluminality phenomenon at a femtosecond laser pulse propagation in a medium containing nanorods

VA Trofimov, TM Lysak - Journal of Nanophotonics, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We show a possibility for soliton formation and superluminality phenomenon at a
femtosecond pulse propagation in a medium with noble nanorods. These effects take place …

Optical nonlinearities of Au/TiO2 films excited by high-repetition-rate femtosecond laser

H Long, M Fu, Y Li, G Yang, P Lu - Thin solid films, 2010 - Elsevier
The Au/TiO2 composite films have been fabricated using the pulsed laser deposition
technique. The optical transmission spectra of the films were investigated in the range from …

Synthesis and optical responses of Ag@ Au/Ag@ Au double shells

YY Li, XL Liu, DJ Yang, ZH Hao… - Chinese Physics …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We synthesize hollow-structured Ag@ Au nanoparticles with single porous shell and Ag@
Au/Ag@ Au double shells by using the galvanic replacement reaction and investigate their …