Abstract
ABSTRACT In this work, we present an investigation of the nonlinear optical properties of nanoshells of different size in solutions and deposited on glass substrates using a single beam z-scan method at a wavelength of 806 nm with laser duration of 170 fs. Structural properties of gold nanoshells of about 1 50 and 220 nm, prepared in water, are characterized by AFM and TEM microscopy. It is found that, in general, they behave as saturable absorbers. The level of saturation depends on the relative overlap between the plasmon resonance of nanoshells and the laser excitation wavelengths. The nonlinear absorption coefficient, obtained by fitting the experimental results, is of the order of 10 -11 cmW -1 . Keywords: gold nanoshell, nonlinear properties, z-scan *renato.bozio@unipd.it; phone +39 0498275681 1. INTRODUCTION In the last two decades, noble metal nano particles (NPs) have received special atte ntion because of th e ability to control their optical properties through a careful planning of the size and shape features, which is very important for device applications.
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