DocumentCode
444372
Title
Gain-assisted nanoscale surface plasmons
Author
Avrutsky, Ivan
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
1097
Abstract
Surface plasmons at the interface between metal and dielectric with strong optical gain are analyzed. Proper choice of optical indices results in an infinitely large effective refractive index, vanishing low group velocity, and deep sub-wavelength localization near the interface.
Keywords
dielectric materials; metals; nanostructured materials; refractive index; surface plasmon resonance; metal-dielectric interface; optical gain; optical indices; refractive index; sub-wavelength localization; surface plasmons; Dielectrics; Nonlinear optics; Optical films; Optical refraction; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Plasmons; Resonance;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN
1-55752-796-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549042
Filename
1549042
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