Title :
Passive mode-locked spaser for clock generation in plasmonic devices
Author :
Dorofeenko, A.V. ; Nechepurenko, I.A. ; Vinogradov, A.P. ; Pukhov, A.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Theor. & Appl. Electromagn., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
We propose a THz frequency clock generator for prospective plasmonic devices. The device is based on the optical frequency plasmonic generator (spaser), which includes both gain medium and saturable absorber. The latter enables a passive mode-locking regime and leads to spiking. This effect is confirmed by modelling using the realistic parameters.
Keywords :
laser mode locking; plasmonics; clock generation; gain medium; optical frequency plasmonic generator; passive mode-locked spaser; plasmonic devices; saturable absorber; terahertz frequency clock generator; Clocks; Electromagnetics; Generators; Metamaterials; Optics; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics (METAMATERIALS), 2014 8th International Congress on
Conference_Location :
Lyngby
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3450-8
DOI :
10.1109/MetaMaterials.2014.6948610
