Title :
Directionality and integration of nanoscale plasmon lasers
Author :
Ma, Ren-Min ; Yin, Xiaobo ; Oulton, Rupert F. ; Sorger, Volker J. ; Zhang, Xiang
Author_Institution :
NSF Nanoscale Sci. & Eng. Center, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrated the first directionally emitting deep sub-wavelength plasmon laser and circuit. The plasmon laser circuit naturally integrates photonic and electronic functionality allowing both efficient electrical modulation and wavelength multiplexing.
Keywords :
integrated optics; nanophotonics; plasmonics; semiconductor lasers; deep subwavelength plasmon laser; directionality; electrical modulation; integrated optics; nanoscale plasmon lasers; plasmon laser circuit; wavelength multiplexing; Laser modes; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Semiconductor laser arrays; Semiconductor waveguides; Surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
