Title :
Metallic nano-lasers
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven
Abstract :
The modelling, fabrication and operation of recently demonstrated lasers employing metallic nano-cavities will be examined in this presentation. An overview will also be given of latest results from devices employing metal-insulator-metal structures with sub-wavelength dimensions. Finally future development directions, challenges and prospects for such lasers will be discussed.
Keywords :
MIM devices; laser cavity resonators; nanostructured materials; solid lasers; metal-insulator-metal structures; metallic nanocavities; metallic nanolasers; subwavelength dimensions; Annealing; Dry etching; Gold; Insulation; Laser modes; Metal-insulator structures; Optical device fabrication; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor waveguides; Silver;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729342
