Title :
Propagation of surface plasmon polaritons on the boundary of a metal and a gain medium
Author :
Nezhad, Maziar P. ; Tetz, Kevin ; Levy, Uriel ; Fainman, Yeshaiahu
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., California Univ., San Diego, CA, USA
Abstract :
We show that surface plasmon polariton propagation on a metal surface adjacent to a gain medium can compensate for the metallic loss, thereby increasing the propagation length. Rigorous and numerical finite element studies of various interface geometries are presented to support the practicality of implementing such a system.
Keywords :
finite element analysis; metal-insulator boundaries; polaritons; surface plasmons; finite element studies; interface geometries; metal-gain medium boundary; metallic loss; surface plasmon polaritons; Circuits; Dielectric losses; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic waveguides; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Permittivity; Plasmons; Propagation losses; Region 1;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363557
