https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202328705019
Effect of geometry, anisotropy and composition on the third-order optical nonlinearities of multilayer hyperbolic metamaterials -INVITED
University of Padua, Department of Physics and Astronomy, NanoStructures Group (NSG), Via Marzolo 8, I-35131, Padua, Italy
* e-mail: domenico.genchi@unipd.it
Published online: 18 October 2023
Quantum technologies require advanced optical metamaterials whose properties can be tailored and controlled as desired. Hyperbolic metamaterials have great potential for applications in nonlinear nanophoton-ics, such as all-optical switching, optical limiting, mode-locking and optical sensing. In this work, we show how to obtain strong third-order optical nonlinearities in hyperbolic multilayers exploiting the effect of bulk plas-mon polaritons. We demonstrate the tunability of these properties with angle and polarization, and we propose a model to predict them. We evidence the enhancement of the nonlinear response in low-loss metamaterials.
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