Title :
Plasmonic Quantum Cascade Laser Antenna
Author :
Yu, Nanfang ; Cubukcu, Ertugrul ; Diehl, Laurent ; Crozier, Kenneth B. ; Capasso, Federico
Author_Institution :
Harvard Univ., Cambridge
Abstract :
We demonstrate the plasmonic quantum cascade laser antenna, that can confine mid- infrared radiation beyond the diffraction limit, by integrating gold optical antennas on the laser facet.
Keywords :
antennas; gold; infrared sources; nanostructured materials; quantum cascade lasers; Au; gold optical antennas; laser facet; mid-infrared radiation; plasmonic quantum cascade laser antenna; semiconductor coherent light source; Aluminum oxide; Antenna measurements; Biomedical optical imaging; Chemical lasers; Finite difference methods; Gold; Optical films; Plasmons; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453242
