DocumentCode
2256446
Title
Optical amplification of propagating surface plasmon polaritons
Author
Gather, M.C. ; Danz, N. ; Meerholz, K. ; Leosson, K.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
fYear
2011
fDate
1-6 May 2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate amplified spontaneous emission of long-range surface plasmon polaritons in planar metallic waveguides embedded in a fluorescent polymer. A net gain coefficient of 8±2 /cm has been realized for propagation up to 2 mm.
Keywords
fluorescence; gold; polaritons; polymers; spontaneous emission; surface plasmons; Au; fluorescent polymer; long-range surface plasmon polaritons; net gain coefficient; optical amplification; planar metallic waveguides; spontaneous emission; surface plasmon polariton propagation; Films; Gold; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; 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
5951302
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