Abstract
We first consider theoretically the various mechanisms contributing to the Kerr nonlinearity in small gold particles. The major ones are the conduction electron intraband contribution, the saturation of direct interband transitions and the change in dielectric constant due to hot photoexcited electrons. We present experimental results obtained using optical phase conjugation in gold-doped glasses. By varying several parameters, we were able to ascertain the origin of the nonlinear response: the main contributions are the hotelectron and the interband contributions. All experimental results, including saturation behaviour, are fully understood.
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