Title :
Compensation of loss in propagating surface plasmon by optical gain
Author :
Zhu, G. ; Mayy, M. ; Bahoura, M. ; Adegoke, J.A. ; Podolskiy, V.A. ; Noginov, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Center for Materials Research, Norfolk State University, VA 23504, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate ~30% elongation of the surface plasmon propagation length and show that the full compensation of the surface plasmon loss by optical gain is within the reach.
Keywords :
Laser excitation; Optical attenuators; Optical films; Optical losses; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Plasmons; Propagation losses; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431018
