• DocumentCode
    3016513
  • 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
    Norfolk State Univ., Norfolk
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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
    attenuated total reflection; dyes; optical losses; optical polymers; polymer films; reflectivity; surface plasmons; attenuated total internal reflection; loss compensation; optical gain; reflectivity; rhodamine 6G dye-polymethylmethacrylate film; surface plasmon loss; surface plasmon propagation length; Laser excitation; Optical attenuators; Optical films; Optical losses; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Plasmons; Propagation losses; Pump lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453241
  • Filename
    4453241
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3016513