Title :
Plasmonics enhancement of gain in random lasers
Author :
Ismail, Wan Zakiah Wan ; Thanh Phong Vo ; Coutts, David W. ; Goldys, Ewa M. ; Dawes, Judith M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Plasmonics improves the performance of random lasers by increasing the gain for the system. Random lasers with gold nanoparticles produce higher emission intensity, smaller emission linewidth, lower threshold and higher coherence than samples with alumina nanoparticles.
Keywords :
alumina; dye lasers; gold; light coherence; nanoparticles; nanophotonics; plasmonics; random processes; surface plasmons; Au; alumina nanoparticles; coherence; emission intensity; emission linewidth; gold nanoparticles; plasmonics gain enhancement; random lasers; Coherence; Gold; Laser excitation; Nanoparticles; Optical surface waves; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
