Doped glass samples, in which both ZnTe and Au microcrystallites were embedded in contact with each other, were fabricated, utilizing island growth of deposited ZnTe and Au onto SiO2. Two kinds of sample with different modes of contact of the ZnTe and Au microcrystallites were obtained, changing the order of deposition of ZnTe and An; these results were explained by the different interfacial free energies between ZnTe, Au and SiO2. The differences between the observed Linear and non-linear optical properties of the two samples indicated that the distribution of the electric field in the samples was strongly influenced by the mode of contact of the ZnTe and Au microcrystallites. The absolute values of the third-order, non-linear optical susceptibilities of the samples were of the order of 10(-7) esu, i.e. larger than those of ZnTe or Au microcrystallite-doped glasses fabricated by a similar method.