Title :
Compensation of loss in propagating surface plasmon by optical gain
Author :
Zhu, G. ; Mayy, M. ; Bahoura, M. ; Adegoke, J.A. ; Podolskiy, V.A. ; Noginov, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Norfolk State Univ., Norfolk
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate ~30% elongation of the surface plasmon propagation length and show that the full compensation of the surface plasmon loss by optical gain is within the reach.
Keywords :
attenuated total reflection; dyes; optical losses; optical polymers; polymer films; reflectivity; surface plasmons; attenuated total internal reflection; loss compensation; optical gain; reflectivity; rhodamine 6G dye-polymethylmethacrylate film; surface plasmon loss; surface plasmon propagation length; Laser excitation; Optical attenuators; Optical films; Optical losses; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Plasmons; Propagation losses; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453241
