Title :
Lasing and spontaneous emission in gap-plasmon mode Bragg grating waveguides
Author :
Marell, Milan J.H. ; Hill, Martin T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
We show strong spontaneous emission modification in subwavelength gap-plasmon mode Bragg grating metal waveguides. The gratings are extremely broadband and have a coupling factor significantly higher than the strongest dielectric gratings.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; fibre lasers; optical fibre couplers; spontaneous emission; surface plasmons; coupling factor; gap-plasmon mode Bragg grating metal waveguides; lasing phenomena; spontaneous emission; Bragg gratings; Cavity resonators; Laser modes; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor lasers; Spontaneous emission; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
