• DocumentCode
    2245139
  • Title

    Amplification of surface plasmons: Theory and experiment

  • Author

    Berini, Pierre ; De Leon, Israel

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Inf. Technol. & Eng., Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    The amplification of single-interface and long-range surface plasmons by dipolar gain media is reviewed. Of particular interest are plasmons on thin metal stripes propagating through dye, where amplification and reduced spontaneous emission were simultaneously observed.
  • Keywords
    dyes; elemental semiconductors; gold; metallic thin films; polaritons; silicon; silicon compounds; silver; spontaneous emission; surface plasmons; Ag; Au-SiO2-Si; amplification; dipolar gain media; dye; long range surface plasmons; review; single interface plasmons; spontaneous emission; surface plasmons; thin metal stripes; Optical amplifiers; Optical films; Optical pumping; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Stimulated emission; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5950819
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2245139