Title :
Giant modal gain in a metal-semiconductor waveguide
Author :
Li, D. ; Ning, C.Z.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
We show that a giant modal gain is achievable near surface plasmon resonance for guided modes in a metal-semiconductor-metal plasmonic waveguide. The giant gain is shown to originate from a reduction of average energy velocity.
Keywords :
metal-semiconductor-metal structures; optical waveguides; plasmonics; polaritons; surface plasmon resonance; energy velocity; giant modal gain; metal-semiconductor-metal plasmonic waveguide; surface plasmon polariton modes; surface plasmon resonance; Nanophotonics; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Resonance; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor materials; Semiconductor waveguides; Surface waves; Waveguide lasers; (350.4238) Nanophotonics and photonic crystals; (350.7420) Waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
