Abstract
We present a step-by-step analysis of four-wave mixing (FWM) in one-dimensional stacks of metallo-dielectric structures, pointing out various channels of plasmonic and Fabry-Perot enhancement. We start from the derivation of oblique incidence FWM at a single interface and then extend these expressions into a transfer-matrix-based formalism to quantitatively study films and multilayer geometries. Throughout our analysis, we consider typical examples, such as a single silver interface, a thin silver film, and Fabry-Perot multilayers. In this way, we offer an intuitive view of the surprisingly rich dynamics supported by even the simplest of nonlinear plasmonic systems. © 2013 Optical Society of America.
DOI
10.1364/JOSAB.30.002999
Year
Chicago Citation
Liu, X., A. Rose, E. Poutrina, C. Ciracì, S. Larouche, and D. R. Smith. “Surfaces, films, and multilayers for compact nonlinear plasmonics.” Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics 30, no. 11 (November 1, 2013): 2999–3010. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.30.002999.