The interplay of symmetry and scattering phase in second harmonic generation from gold nanoantennas
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Nonlinear phenomena are central to modern photonics but, being inherently weak, typically require gradual accumulation over several millimeters. For example, second harmonic generation (SHG) is typically achieved in thick transparent nonlinear crystals by phase-matching energy exchange between light at initial, ω, and final, 2ω, frequencies. Recently, metamaterials imbued with artificial nonlinearity from their constituent nanoantennas have generated excitement by opening the possibility of wavelength-scale nonlinear optics. However, the selection rules of SHG typically prevent dipole emission from simple nanoantennas, which has led to much discussion concerning the best geometries, for example, those breaking centro-symmetry or incorporating resonances at multiple harmonics. In this work, we explore the use of both nanoantenna symmetry and multiple harmonics to control the strength, polarization and radiation pattern of SHG from a variety of antenna configurations incorporating simple resonant elements tuned to light at both ω and 2ω. We use a microscopic description of the scattering strength and phases of these constituent particles, determined by their relative positions, to accurately predict the SHG radiation observed in our experiments. We find that the 2ω particles radiate dipolar SHG by near-field coupling to the ω particle, which radiates SHG as a quadrupole. Consequently, strong linearly polarized dipolar SHG is only possible for noncentro-symmetric antennas that also minimize interference between their dipolar and quadrupolar responses. Metamaterials with such intra-antenna phase and polarization control could enable compact nonlinear photonic nanotechnologies.
Date Issued
2016-08-10
Date Acceptance
2016-07-17
Citation
Nano Letters, 2016, 16 (8), pp.5278-5285
ISSN
1530-6992
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
5278
End Page
5285
Journal / Book Title
Nano Letters
Volume
16
Issue
8
Copyright Statement
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Nano Letters, © 2016 American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b02485.
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Commission of the European Communities
Grant Number
EP/M013812/1
EP/I004343/1
PIRG08-GA-2010-277080
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Physical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
Physics
Nonlinear optics
second harmonic generation
nanoantennas
plasmonics
metamaerials
PLASMONIC NANOANTENNAS
NONLINEAR METAMATERIALS
METAL NANOPARTICLES
FANO RESONANCES
ENHANCEMENT
ANTENNAS
LIGHT
Nonlinear optics
metamaerials
nanoantennas
plasmonics
second harmonic generation
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2016-07-26