Title :
Nonlinear mode competition in a lasing nanoplasmonic metamaterial
Author :
Wuestner, S. ; Hamm, J.M. ; Pusch, A. ; Renn, F. ; Tsakmakidis, K.L. ; Hess, O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
Active nanoplasmonic metamaterials, pumped above lasing threshold, can exhibit dynamic competition between bright, radiative and dark, trapped modes of the structure. We study the spatio-temporal mode competition and explore methods of mode control.
Keywords :
metamaterials; nanophotonics; optical pumping; plasmonics; active nanoplasmonic metamaterials; bright modes; dark modes; dynamic competition; lasing nanoplasmonic metamaterial; nonlinear mode competition; optical pumping; radiative modes; spatiotemporal mode competition; trapped modes; Metamaterials; Nonlinear optics; Optical losses; Optical pumping; Plasmons; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
