Title :
A semiconductor device for surface-plasmon generation
Author :
Bousseksou, Adel ; Babuty, Arthur ; Tetienne, Jean-Philippe ; Moldovan-Doyen, Ioana ; Beaudoin, Gregoire ; Sirtori, Carlo ; Sagnes, Isabelle ; De Wilde, Yannick ; Colombelli, Raffaele
Author_Institution :
Inst. d´´Electron. Fondamentale, Univ. Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
Abstract :
We demonstrate a compact semiconductor laser device for generation and launching of surface plasmon into a passive waveguide at room temperature. Surface-plasmons are generated electrically at a single frequency using a distributed-feedback quantum cascade laser in the mid-infrared wavelengths, they are then launched in a passive metal strip and detected using an aperture-less near field scanning optical microscope.
Keywords :
Optical microscopy; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Quantum cascade lasers; Semiconductor devices; Semiconductor lasers; Surface emitting lasers; Surface waves; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
