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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
