Title :
Light amplification in metamaterials by surface plasmon polariton injection
Author :
Sadatgol, Mehdi ; Guney, Durdu O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Michigan Technol. Univ., Houghton, MI, USA
Abstract :
We propose a new method to amplify light in metamaterial structures. Two auxiliary light sources generated by surface plasmons constructively interfere with and amplify the signal photons which are then coupled to free space.
Keywords :
amplification; optical metamaterials; polaritons; surface plasmons; auxiliary light sources; free space; light amplification; metamaterials; signal photons; surface plasmon polariton injection; Gratings; Magnetic materials; Metamaterials; Optical amplifiers; Optical polarization; Photonics; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995275
