Title :
Plasmonic nano-laser based on metallic bowtie cavity
Author :
Chang, Shu-Wei ; Chuang, Shun Lien
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Abstract :
We propose a nano-laser utilizing a cylindrical bowtie cavity. The low threshold current and nanometer-scale confinement of the lasing mode are achievable due to the field enhancement from plasmonic and curvature effects of bowtie tips.
Keywords :
laser cavity resonators; nanostructured materials; plasmonics; bowtie tips; metallic bowtie cavity; plasmonic nano-laser; Dielectric constant; Laser beam cutting; Laser modes; Nanophotonics; Photonic crystals; Plasmons; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum well lasers; Threshold current; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; (250.5403) Plasmonics; (350.4238) Nanophotonics and photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
