Title :
Gain-assisted surface plasmon microcavity
Author :
Kim, M.W. ; Moore, J. ; Chen, Y.H. ; Wu, Y.K. ; Bhattacharya, P. ; Guo, L.J. ; Ku, P.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
The enhancement of cavity Q factor of a gain-assisted surface plasmon microcavity is experimentally demonstrated. This is believed to be the first experimental demonstration of gain-assisted cavity Q enhancement in a surface plasmon microcavity.
Keywords :
Q-factor; micro-optics; microcavities; surface plasmons; cavity Q factor enhancement; gain-assisted surface plasmon microcavity; Microcavities; Optical devices; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Q factor; Quantum well devices; Surface waves; Wet etching; (140.3948) Microcavity devices; (240.6680) Surface plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
