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 :
Canon Inc., Tokyo
Abstract :
We study the modification of spontaneous emission rates from multi-quantum wells beneath a thin metallic layer embedded in semiconductor.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; metallic thin films; semiconductor quantum wells; spontaneous emission; surface plasmons; InP; multi-quantum wells; spontaneous emission rate; surface plasmons; thin metallic layer; Absorption; Fabrication; Frequency estimation; Gold; Indium phosphide; Optical devices; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Refractive index; Spontaneous emission;
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.2007.4453354
