Generation of Surface Plasmon Polariton Using Plasmonic Resonant Cavity Based on Microdisk Laser

Author

Kurniawan, O. ; Ahmed, I. ; Li, E.P.

Author_Institution

Inst. of High Performance Comput., A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore

Volume

3

Issue

3

fYear

2011

fDate

6/1/2011 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

344

Lastpage

352

Abstract

We study the generation of surface plasmon polariton and its extraction efficiency from a microdisk-based plasmonic source to a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) waveguide. The field distribution is no longer a whispering gallery mode commonly found in microdisk lasers but hybridized with surface plasmon polariton. We observe the steady-state intensity of the surface plasmon polariton mode inside the plasmonic microdisk structure at 1.47- μm wavelength. This field intensity is extracted efficiently to a MIM plasmonic waveguide through a nanometer gap. The extraction efficiency reaches 60%.

Keywords

MIM devices; laser modes; microcavity lasers; microdisc lasers; nanophotonics; plasmonics; polaritons; semiconductor lasers; surface plasmons; waveguide lasers; MIM; efficiency 60 percent; extraction efficiency; field distribution; metal-insulator-metal waveguide; microdisk laser; nanoscale devices; plasmonic resonant cavity; surface plasmon polariton; wavelength 1.47 mum; Electric fields; Laser modes; Metals; Plasmons; Semiconductor waveguides; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Plasmonics; source; waveguide;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Journal, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1943-0655

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JPHOT.2011.2128863

Filename

5740552