We investigated the influence of zero-point fluctuations (vacuum fluctuations, optical quantum noise) to the optical response of electromagnetic metamaterials containing dielectrics with third-order Kerr-like nonlinearity. We determined the zero-point noise and calculated it for different analytes, including those used in forensic analysis and organic pollutants. The zero-point noise level is highest for shortest-wavelength plasmons and decreases towards long-range plasmons. It may be tailored through a convenient design of the metamaterial structure. Since noise spectral power is proportional to the nonlinearity of the analyte species present, we considered the possibility to use zero-point noise as an auxiliary tool for identification of targeted nonlinear samples. We believe that our investigation could be of importance in homeland defence, forensics, biomedicine, etc.
TY - JOUR
AU - Jakšić, Zoran
AU - Ostojić, Sanja
AU - Tanasković, Dragan
AU - Matovic, J.
PY - 2009
UR - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/508
AB - We investigated the influence of zero-point fluctuations (vacuum fluctuations, optical quantum noise) to the optical response of electromagnetic metamaterials containing dielectrics with third-order Kerr-like nonlinearity. We determined the zero-point noise and calculated it for different analytes, including those used in forensic analysis and organic pollutants. The zero-point noise level is highest for shortest-wavelength plasmons and decreases towards long-range plasmons. It may be tailored through a convenient design of the metamaterial structure. Since noise spectral power is proportional to the nonlinearity of the analyte species present, we considered the possibility to use zero-point noise as an auxiliary tool for identification of targeted nonlinear samples. We believe that our investigation could be of importance in homeland defence, forensics, biomedicine, etc.
PB - Polish Academy of Sciences
T2 - Acta Physica Polonica A
T1 - Vacuum Fluctuations in Optical Metamaterials Containing Nonlinear Dielectrics
VL - 116
IS - 4
SP - 628
EP - 630
DO - 10.12693/APhysPolA.116.628
ER -
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year = "2009",
abstract = "We investigated the influence of zero-point fluctuations (vacuum fluctuations, optical quantum noise) to the optical response of electromagnetic metamaterials containing dielectrics with third-order Kerr-like nonlinearity. We determined the zero-point noise and calculated it for different analytes, including those used in forensic analysis and organic pollutants. The zero-point noise level is highest for shortest-wavelength plasmons and decreases towards long-range plasmons. It may be tailored through a convenient design of the metamaterial structure. Since noise spectral power is proportional to the nonlinearity of the analyte species present, we considered the possibility to use zero-point noise as an auxiliary tool for identification of targeted nonlinear samples. We believe that our investigation could be of importance in homeland defence, forensics, biomedicine, etc.",
publisher = "Polish Academy of Sciences",
journal = "Acta Physica Polonica A",
title = "Vacuum Fluctuations in Optical Metamaterials Containing Nonlinear Dielectrics",
volume = "116",
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pages = "628-630",
doi = "10.12693/APhysPolA.116.628"
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Jakšić, Z., Ostojić, S., Tanasković, D.,& Matovic, J.. (2009). Vacuum Fluctuations in Optical Metamaterials Containing Nonlinear Dielectrics. in Acta Physica Polonica A
Polish Academy of Sciences., 116(4), 628-630.
https://doi.org/10.12693/APhysPolA.116.628
Jakšić Z, Ostojić S, Tanasković D, Matovic J. Vacuum Fluctuations in Optical Metamaterials Containing Nonlinear Dielectrics. in Acta Physica Polonica A. 2009;116(4):628-630.
doi:10.12693/APhysPolA.116.628 .
Jakšić, Zoran, Ostojić, Sanja, Tanasković, Dragan, Matovic, J., "Vacuum Fluctuations in Optical Metamaterials Containing Nonlinear Dielectrics" in Acta Physica Polonica A, 116, no. 4 (2009):628-630,
https://doi.org/10.12693/APhysPolA.116.628 . .
