Abstract

A new model is described that combines the interaction between quantum confinement in nanoparticles and electrostriction on the bulk optical nonlinearity of a medium. While modeling the two nonlinear mechanisms independently has been widely reported, there have been few attempts to consider the interplay between two such nonlinearities when both are present and of similar magnitude. We show that local field effects can greatly enhance the bulk nonlinear optical properties of the medium.

© 1996 Optical Society of America