Plasmonics has aroused tremendous interest in photophysics, nanophotonics, and
metamaterials. The extreme field concentration of plasmonics offers the ultimate spatial and …

Among the many available real-time characterization methods, ellipsometry stands out with
the combination of high sensitivity and high speed as well as nondestructive, spectroscopic …

Ultrafast laser induced thermionic emission from metal surfaces has several applications.
Here, we investigate the role of laser polarization and angle of incidence on the ultrafast …

A semiempirical theory for the excitation and subsequent relaxation of nonthermal electrons
is described. The theory, which is applicable to ultrafast-laser excited metals, is based on the …

Photoluminescence from spatially inhomogeneous plasmonic nanostructures exhibits
fascinating wavelength-dependent nonlinear behaviors due to the intraband recombination …

Upon the interaction of light with metals, nonthermal electrons are generated with intriguing
transient behavior. Here, we present femtosecond hot electron probing in a noveloptical …

In strong-field laser-matter interactions, energetic electrons can be created by
photoemission and a subsequent rescattering and can attain energy as much as 10 times …

Photoexcitation induces intricate changes in both the real and imaginary components of the
complex refractive index of thin film materials, which is essential for interpreting transient …

Optical nanoantennas concentrate light into their local fields. The field concentration
property is governed by the plasmonic resonances and their interference. Here, we present …

Using the Boltzmann transport model, we show that, somewhat unintuitively, ballistic
transport of electrons in metals is weaker than diffusive transport. This happens because the …