Z-scan study of nonlinear absorption of gold nano-particles prepared by ion implantation in various types of silicate glasses

Saturable absorption of silver nanoparticles in glass for femtosecond laser pulses at 400 nm

“…by composition of the melt and temperature or time of the exchange. The resulting optical properties of the metal-glass composites depend mainly on the parameters of the NPs [22,23].…”

The Effect of Various Silicate-Glass Matrixes on Gold-Nanoparticle Formation

“…The color of the glass samples changed during the annealing from colorless to red, as well as the measured absorption spectra [24], indicating gold nanoparticle formation. An evaluation of the size, the shape and the distribution of the nanoparticles was performed by TEM.…”

“…Moreover, using the Z-scan technique, it can be shown that the nanoparticles produced in silicate glasses exhibit substantial two-photon absorption (TPA). We have demonstrated that the TPA coefficient differs depending on the size, the shape, and the depth distribution of the metal nanoclusters and the structure and the composition of glass substrates [24].…”

Na2O–B2O3–SiO2 glass doped with In and Cu2In nanoparticles prepared by sol–gel method

“…Very recently, a great number of publications have been reporting on metallic nanoparticles embedded in glass matrix. For example, gold nanoparticle implanted in four structurally different types of silicate glasses has been reported by Husinsky et al [8]. Lin and co-workers fabricated lead nanocrystals inside a specially designed borosilicate glass by thermal stimulation and femtosecond laser irradiation, and found that lead nanoparticle-glass composite exhibits excellent nonlinear optical properties [9].…”