Title :
Gain and noise in long-range surface plasmon-polariton amplifiers
Author :
De Leon, Israel ; Berini, Pierre
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Inf. Technol. & Eng., Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A theoretical analysis of gain and noise in a long-range surface plasmon-polariton amplifier is presented. The amplifier structure considered consists of a thin gold film on silica incorporating an index matched gain medium in the form of LDS821 dye molecules in solution.
Keywords :
amplifiers; gold; integrated optics; metallic thin films; optical films; optical noise; polaritons; surface plasmons; Au; LDS821 dye molecules; SiO2; amplifier structure; index matched gain medium; long-range surface plasmon-polariton amplifiers; optical gain; optical noise; silica substrate; thin gold film; Metals; Noise; Optical pumping; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Stimulated emission; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
