Title :
Circuit theory of optical antenna shedding light on fundamental limit of rate enhancement
Author :
Eggleston, Michael ; Messer, Kevin ; Yablonovitch, Eli ; Wu, Ming C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
A circuit model of a single-element linear optical antenna is presented. It agrees well with FDTD simulations and predicts spreading resistance will ultimately limit the maximum rate enhancement an efficient antenna can achieve to ~10,000.
Keywords :
circuit theory; dipole antennas; finite difference time-domain analysis; nanophotonics; optical elements; FDTD simulations; circuit theory; finite difference time-domain simulations; rate enhancement; single-element linear optical antenna; spontaneous emission; spreading resistance; Antenna radiation patterns; Dipole antennas; Integrated circuit modeling; Metals; Predictive models; Resistance; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
