Photonic Metamaterials for Color Devices and Deep UV Second Harmonic Generation

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dc.contributor.advisorHalas, Naomi Jen_US
dc.creatorSemmlinger, Michaelen_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-05-17T14:22:17Zen_US
dc.date.available2019-05-17T14:22:17Zen_US
dc.date.created2018-05en_US
dc.date.issued2018-03-15en_US
dc.date.submittedMay 2018en_US
dc.date.updated2019-05-17T14:22:17Zen_US
dc.description.abstractPhotonic Metamaterials are novel materials that consist of subwavelength optical resonators called meta-atmos. They have attracted much attention, due to their ability to control and confine light. In particular, they have promising applications in color generation and nonlinear optics. Here, I give one example for each of these two applications. Chapter one presents an actively tunable full-spectrum device. An array of plasmonic aluminum particles is integrated into a stretchable polymer substrate. Stretching the substrate in either of its two dimensions causes a change in the array period, and therefore changes the associated scattering color. Using a two-dimensional stretching approach, I demonstrate full-spectrum tuning, as well as image switching. In chapter two I present an all-dielectric metamaterial consisting of an array of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanodisks. The material shows a magnetic dipole resonance around 400nm. When pumped at resonance, the associated field enhancement can be used to generate the second harmonic frequency. This serves as a first demonstration for a simple device to generate deep UV light.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationSemmlinger, Michael. "Photonic Metamaterials for Color Devices and Deep UV Second Harmonic Generation." (2018) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105676">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/105676</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/105676en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectPlasmonicsen_US
dc.subjectColor Generationen_US
dc.subjectPDMSen_US
dc.subjectSecond Harmonic Generationen_US
dc.subjectZinc Oxideen_US
dc.subjectDeep UVen_US
dc.subjectVacuum UVen_US
dc.titlePhotonic Metamaterials for Color Devices and Deep UV Second Harmonic Generationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentApplied Physicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.majorApplied Physics/Electrical Engen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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