• PhotoniX
  • Vol. 4, Issue 1, 32 (2023)
Jiyong Wang1、*, Lei Zhang2、3, and Min Qiu2、3、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Ministry of Education Engineering Research Center of Smart Microsensors and Microsystems, School of Electronics and Information, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang Province, China
  • 3Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024 Zhejiang Province, China
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    DOI: 10.1186/s43074-023-00106-3 Cite this Article
    Jiyong Wang, Lei Zhang, Min Qiu. Nonlinear plasmonics: second-harmonic generation and multiphoton photoluminescence[J]. PhotoniX, 2023, 4(1): 32 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The study on the nonlinear optical responses arising from plasmonic nanoantennas, known as nonlinear plasmonics, has been massively investigated in recent years. Among the most basic nonlinear optical responses, second-harmonic generation (SHG) and multiphoton photoluminescence (MPL), two-photon photoluminescence in particular, has aroused extensive interests, due to their distinct properties of being ultrasensitive to the spatial symmetry and ultrafast response time of hot electrons. In this review, we give insights into fundamental roles dominating the radiations of such nonlinear optical processes and their recent research advances. Different from other reviews on nonlinear plasmonics, which mainly focused on parametric processes, this review pays equal attentions to the incoherent process of MPL. An in-depth description on the excitation and emission processes of MPL in accordance with recent studies is fully presented. By using the high ‘symmetry rule’ of SHG and ultrafast response time of MPL, advanced applications in surface enhanced spectroscopy, ultra-sensitive photodetector, biosensor and ultrafast laser pulses are highlighted in the end.
    Jiyong Wang, Lei Zhang, Min Qiu. Nonlinear plasmonics: second-harmonic generation and multiphoton photoluminescence[J]. PhotoniX, 2023, 4(1): 32
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