Title :
Enhancement of optical emission by coupled metal nanoparticles
Author :
Sun, G. ; Khurgin, J.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
We present an analytical model of "coupled modes" describing enhancement of emission by the atoms and molecules placed within complexes of metal nanoparticles and apply it to the case where an emitter is placed inside the gap of two coupled Au nanospheres. This new approach has dual advantages of revealing the underling physics of the enhancement and opening straightforward path towards optimization.
Keywords :
gold; luminescence; nanoparticles; Au; coupled metal nanoparticles; coupled modes; gold nanospheres; optical emission enhancement; Analytical models; Atom optics; Couplings; Metals; Nanoparticles; Optical coupling; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
