Nonlinear optical properties of a coherent array of submicron SiO2 spheres (opal) embedded with Si nanoparticles
- 13 September 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 75 (11), 1532-1534
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.124746
Abstract
The optical properties of a coherent array of 300 nm SiO 2 spheres implanted with Si ions were shown to change nonlinearly with light intensity. These changes have been attributed to transverse confinement of the optical beam within the opal structure.Keywords
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