Harmonic Generation by Metal Nanostructures Optically Coupled to Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide

Elena Drobnyh, Ruth Pachter, Maxim Sukharev

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    Abstract

    Rigorous electrodynamical simulations based on the nonlinear Drude model are performed to investigate the influence of strong coupling on harmonic generation by periodic metal gratings. It is shown that a thin dispersive material with a thirδ-order nonlinearity strongly coupled to surface plasmon-polaritons significantly affects even harmonics generated solely by the metal. The physical nature of this effect is explained using a simple analytical model and further supported by numerical simulations. Furthermore, the behavior of the second and third harmonics is investigated as a function of various physical parameters of the model material system, revealing highly complex dynamics. The nonlinear optical response of two-δimensional few-layer WS2 with both seconδ- and thirδ-order susceptibilities coupled to a periodic plasmonic grating is shown to have a significant effect on the second harmonic generation of the metal.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)6898-6904
    Number of pages7
    JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry C
    Volume123
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Mar 21 2019

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • General Energy
    • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
    • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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