Linear and nonlinear optical properties of periodic triangular Au nanoparticle arrays were investigated. We compared the optical nonlinearity of periodic Au nanoparticle arrays with that of the ultra-thin gold film consisting of randomly distributed spheroidal clusters. A pronounced enhancement of the third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility x~(3) in Au arrays was observed, and the figure of merit, x ~(3) alpha, of the periodic nanoparticle arrays is one order of magnitude larger than that of the ultra-thin film. Such an enhancement of the optical nonlinearity could be due to the strong local field near the triangular nanoparticles.
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