Title :
All-electrical, room temperature surface plasmon generation using quantum cascade lasers
Author :
Bahriz, M. ; Moreau, V. ; Austin, D. ; Revin, D.G. ; Palomo, J. ; Krysa, A.B. ; Cockburn, J.W. ; Roberts, J.S. ; Wilson, L.R. ; Colombelli, R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. d ´´Electron. Fondamentale, Univ. Paris Sud, Orsay
Abstract :
We report the pulsed, room-temperature operation of a surface-plasmon quantum cascade laser at an operating wavelength of ap 7.5 mum. Improved performance of the surface-plasmon waveguide has been obtained by using silver as a plasmon-carrying layer.
Keywords :
optical waveguides; quantum cascade lasers; silver; surface plasmons; Ag; plasmon-carrying layer; quantum cascade lasers; surface plasmon generation; surface-plasmon waveguide; temperature 293 K to 298 K; wavelength 7.5 mum; Electromagnetic waveguides; Gold; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Quantum cascade lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Temperature; Threshold current; (140.5960) Semiconductor lasers; (240.6680) Surface plasmons; (300.6340) Spectroscopy, infrared;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627656
