Title :
Liquid-tuned plasmonic external cavity laser
Author :
Meng Zhang ; Cunningham, Brian T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
We developed a single-mode, continuous-wave and electrically pumped plasmonic external cavity laser. It offers a novel label-free biosensing approach by combining the refractive index sensitivity of surface plasmon resonance with the high spectral resolution of laser emission.
Keywords :
biosensors; laser beam applications; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; optical pumping; optical sensors; plasmonics; refractive index; electrically pumped plasmonic external cavity laser; high spectral resolution; label-free biosensing approach; laser emission; liquid-tuned plasmonic external cavity laser; refractive index sensitivity; single-mode continuous-wave laser; surface plasmon resonance; Biosensors; Cavity resonators; Crystals; Laser tuning; Plasmons; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
