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Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Metal Nanoclustersilica Composites Formed by Implantation of Sb in High Purity Silica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 September 2012

R. H. Magruder III ,
R. A. Weeks ,
T. S. Anderson  and
R. A. Zuhr
R. H. Magruder III
Affiliation:
Dept. of Applied and Engineering Science Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
R. A. Weeks
Affiliation:
Dept. of Applied and Engineering Science Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
T. S. Anderson
Affiliation:
Dept. of Applied and Engineering Science Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
R. A. Zuhr
Affiliation:
Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.
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Abstract

The linear and nonlinear optical properties of a series of Sb nanometer dimension metal colloids in silica were measured. The colloids were fabricated by the implantation of Sb in silica with nominal doses of 3, 6 and 9x1016 ions/cm2 at 320 keV. The linear optical response was measured from 200 to 900 nm. The nonlinear optical properties were measured using the z-scan technique at wavelengths of 596 and 617 nm. The results are compared to linear and nonlinear properties of a sample implanted with 6x1016 Ag ions/cm 2. Both absorption and the nonlinear index of refraction increase with increasing volume fraction for the Sb implanted samples. The lower linear absorption and comparable nonlinear index of refraction for the Sb colloid-glass composites may be better for devices than composites using metal colloids that have a surface plasmon resonance.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 438: Symposium A – Materials Modificaton and Synthesis by Ion Beam… , 1996 , 429
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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