Title :
Mode Analysis of Plasmonic Waveguiding Structures for Laser Applications
Author :
Bhola, Bipin ; Lee, Chee Wei ; Ng, Doris Keh Ting ; Ho, Seng-Tiong
Author_Institution :
Data Storage Inst., NUS, Singapore
Abstract :
Mode simulations for surface plasmonic nano-waveguides are presented for applications in developing nanometer sized laser cavities. The structure considered is a semiconductor quantum well sandwiched between metal layers. The simulations show that the plasmonic waveguide follow the dispersion relations of a conventional dielectric waveguide. An estimate for the gain requirement on the quantum well structure is also provided.
Keywords :
MIM devices; aluminium compounds; dispersion relations; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; laser beams; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; nanophotonics; quantum well lasers; semiconductor quantum wells; surface plasmons; waveguide lasers; AlGaInAs; dispersion relations; laser gain; laser mode simulation; metal cladding; nanometer-sized laser cavity; plasmonic mode dispersion; semiconductor quantum well; surface plasmonic nanowaveguide structure; Dielectrics; Dispersion; Laser applications; Laser modes; Plasmons; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor waveguides; Surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
PhotonicsGlobal@Singapore, 2008. IPGC 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3901-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2906-6
DOI :
10.1109/IPGC.2008.4781350
