scholarly journals Controlling the nonlinear optical properties of plasmonic nanoparticles with the phase of their linear response

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (15) ◽  
pp. 17138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jérémy Butet ◽  
T. V. Raziman ◽  
Kuang-Yu Yang ◽  
Gabriel D. Bernasconi ◽  
Olivier J. F. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Linear Response ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Nonlinear Optical Properties ◽  
Plasmonic Nanoparticles

scholarly journals Dark Field and Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman (DF-CARS) Imaging of Cell Uptake of Core-Shell, Magnetic-Plasmonic Nanoparticles

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 685
Author(s):  
Grace Brennan ◽  
Sally Ryan ◽  
Tewfik Soulimane ◽  
Syed A. M. Tofail ◽  
Christophe Silien
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Magnetic Nanoparticles ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Dark Field ◽  
Nonlinear Optical Properties ◽  
Plasmonic Nanoparticles ◽  
Human Pancreatic Cancer ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Pancreatic Cancer Cells ◽  
Anti Stokes

Magnetic-plasmonic, Fe3O4-Au, core-shell nanoparticles are popular in many applications, most notably in therapeutics and diagnostics, and thus, the imaging of these nanostructures in biological samples is of high importance. These nanostructures are typically imaged in biological material by dark field scatter imaging, which requires an even distribution of nanostructures in the sample and, therefore, high nanoparticle doses, potentially leading to toxicology issues. Herein, we explore the nonlinear optical properties of magnetic nanoparticles coated with various thicknesses of gold using the open aperture z-scan technique to determine the nonlinear optical properties and moreover, predict the efficacy of the nanostructures in nonlinear imaging. We find that the magnetic nanoparticles coated with gold nanoseeds and thinner gold shells (ca. 4 nm) show the largest nonlinear absorption coefficient β and imaginary part of the third-order susceptibility Im χ(3), suggesting that these nanostructures would be suitable contrast agents. Next, we combine laser dark field microscopy and epi-detected coherent anti-Stokes Raman (CARS) microscopy to image the uptake of magnetic-plasmonic nanoparticles in human pancreatic cancer cells. We show the epi-detected CARS technique is suitable for imaging of the magnetic-plasmonic nanoparticles without requiring a dense distribution of nanoparticles. This technique achieves superior nanoparticle contrasting over both epi-detected backscatter imaging and transmission dark field imaging, while also attaining label-free chemical contrasting of the cell. Lastly, we show the high biocompatibility of the Fe3O4 nanoparticles with ca. 4-nm thick Au shell at concentrations of 10–100 µg/mL.

MAGNETIC FIELD, PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT OPTICAL PROPERTIES IN A GaAs 9.0 P 1.0 QUANTUM DOT

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 1178-1190
Author(s):  
A. JOHN PETER ◽  
Ada Vinolin
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Quantum Dot ◽  
Field Strength ◽  
Magnetic Field Strength ◽  
Photon Energy ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Binding Energies ◽  
Nonlinear Optical Properties ◽  
Optical Rectification

Simultaneous effects of magnetic field, pressure and temperature on the exciton binding energies are found in a 9.0 1.0 6.0 4.0 GaAs P / GaAs P quantum dot. Numerical calculations are carried out taking into consideration of spatial confinement effect. The cylindrical system is taken in the present problem with the strain effects. The electronic properties and the optical properties are found with the combined effects of magnetic field strength, hydrostatic pressure and temperature values. The exciton binding energies and the nonlinear optical properties are carried out taking into consideration of geometrical confinement and the external perturbations.Compact density approach is employed to obtain the nonlinear optical properties. The optical rectification coefficient is obtained with the photon energy in the presence of pressure, temperature and external magnetic field strength. Pressure and temperature dependence on nonlinear optical susceptibilities of generation of second and third order harmonics as a function of incident photon energy are brought out in the influence of magnetic field strength. The result shows that the electronic and nonlinear optical properties are significantly modified by the applications of external perturbations in a 9.0 1.0 6.0 4.0 GaAs P / GaAs P quantum dot.

Linear and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Small Silicon Clusters

1990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tapio T. Rantala ◽  
Mark I. Stockman ◽  
Daniel A. Jelski ◽  
Thomas F. George
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Nonlinear Optical Properties ◽  
Silicon Clusters ◽  
Linear And Nonlinear
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