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Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 047402 (2008) [4 pages]

Classical Theory of Optical Nonlinearity in Conducting Nanoparticles

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George Y. Panasyuk, John C. Schotland, and Vadim A. Markel*
Departments of Bioengineering and Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA

Received 10 August 2007; published 29 January 2008

We develop a classical theory of electron confinement in conducting nanoparticles. The theory is used to compute the nonlinear optical response of the nanoparticle to a harmonic external field.

© 2008 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.047402
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.047402
PACS:
78.67.Bf, 42.60.Rn, 42.65.Sf, 72.20.Ht

*vmarkel@mail.med.upenn.edu.