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Nonlinear optical phenomena

Optical properties of heterogeneous media

A. N. Oraevsky, I. E. Protsenko

P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: It is shown that one can obtain giant values of the refractive index, gain, and nonlinearity in a heterogeneous material consisting of metal nanospheres suspended in an active laser medium.

PACS: 78.67.Bf, 42.65.-k

Received: 10.11.2000

 English version: Quantum Electronics, 2001, 31:3, 252–256

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