Enhancing Chiroptical Signals from Metamaterials via Nonlinear Excitation
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iii To my grandparents and family, Whose endless love and support made this work possible. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my advisor Wenshan Cai. His advocacy and his relentless desire to help me achieve my goals is more than I imagined in an advisor and I'm undeniably thankful. I'm indebted to the dedication of my labmates, Shoufeng Lan, Yonghao Cui and Lei Kang. I cannot speak enough to their guidance, support and vast knowledge of the field. Thank you so much for being the best team I have ever worked with.. I would also like to thank my thesis committee Dr. Mohan Srinivasarao & Dr. Vladimir Tsukruk for their support towards this work and beyond. I wouldn't be in graduate school if it wasn't for the amazing mentorship I've had from mentors at my alma mater: Dr. Fellowship for funding me under Grant No. DGE-1148903. Thank you to the Goizueta Foundation for supporting me via the GoSTEM Fellowship. With the outmost gratitude and love, I thank my mother for insisting that I pursue my dreams no matter the cost. I want to thank the rest of my family, Rianna, Justin and Joe : I may not have been physically present while I've been obtaining my degrees, but I'm indebted for your kindness and understanding.
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