The design of optical materials in nonlinear devices represents a fundamental step for their optimization and miniaturization, that would significantly contribute to the progress of advanced nanophotonics and quantum technologies. In this work, the effect of geometry and composition of multilayer hyperbolic metamaterials on their third-order nonlinear optical properties, i.e. the optical Kerr effect, is investigated. One figure of merit is provided to be used as a predictive tool to design and best exploit the local intensity enhancement in low-loss metamaterials to be used for various applications in nonlinear nanophotonics.

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多层双曲超材料中的光学克尔效应设计


非线性器件中光学材料的设计代表了其优化和小型化的基本步骤，这将极大地促进先进纳米光子学和量子技术的进步。在这项工作中，研究了多层双曲超材料的几何形状和成分对其三阶非线性光学性质（即光学克尔效应）的影响。提供了一个品质因数，用作设计和最佳利用低损耗超材料中的局部强度增强的预测工具，以用于非线性纳米光子学的各种应用。