Title :
Analysis of the spontaneous emission rate enhancement by surface plasmons in a thin metallic layer embedded in semiconductor
Author :
Iwase, Hideo ; Vuckovic, Jelena
Author_Institution :
Production Engineering Laboratory, Canon Inc., 3-38-1, Shimomaruko, Ohta-ku, Kanagawa, 146-8501, Japan
Abstract :
We study the modification of spontaneous emission rates from multi-quantum wells beneath a thin metallic layer embedded in semiconductor.
Keywords :
Absorption; Fabrication; Frequency estimation; Gold; Indium phosphide; Optical devices; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Refractive index; Spontaneous emission;
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.2007.4431131
