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¹Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry, and JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA.

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Area of Science:

Plasmonics
Nonlinear Optics
Nanophotonics

Background:

Efficient nonlinear optical frequency mixing is crucial for on-chip photonic devices.
Low conversion efficiency currently limits miniaturization to the nanoscale.

Purpose of the Study:

To demonstrate gradient-field effects for efficient nonlinear optical responses.
To investigate the nonlinear optical properties of gold in the near-infrared spectrum.
To enable nanoscale nonlinear optics and spectroscopy.

Main Methods:

Utilizing adiabatic nanofocusing to confine excitation fields.
Measuring the 2ω₁-ω₂ four-wave mixing response as a function of detuning.
Applying plasma hydrodynamics and electron dynamics theory for analysis.

Main Results:

Achieved up to 10⁻⁵ conversion efficiency.
Observed a gradient-field contribution to the third-order nonlinear susceptibility (χ⁽³⁾) of gold up to 10⁻¹⁹ m²/V².
Demonstrated increased nonlinear conversion efficiency with decreasing sample size.

Conclusions:

Gradient-field effects provide an efficient, conventionally forbidden nonlinear response.
This approach enhances nonlinear conversion efficiency, enabling more compact photonic devices.
Opens new avenues for nanoscale coherent multidimensional spectroscopies.