Title :
Investigation of surface plasmon amplification in finite-width gold stripline based on Nd:YVO4 crystal
Author :
Thanh Phong Vo ; Maleki, Ali ; Downes, James E. ; Coutts, David W. ; Dawes, Judith M.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh Bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We report the strong surface plasmon amplification of the finite-width gold microstripline on Nd:YVO4 crystal substrate at 1064nm. The low-loss plasmonic 2D waveguide may be advantageous for potential applications in standard optoelectronics devices.
Keywords :
gold; microstrip lines; neodymium; optical losses; optical materials; optical waveguides; optoelectronic devices; plasmonics; surface plasmons; yttrium compounds; Au; Nd:YVO4 crystal substrate; YVO4:Nd; finite-width gold microstripline; low-loss plasmonic 2D waveguide; standard optoelectronics devices; surface plasmon amplification; wavelength 1064 nm; Films; Gold; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Stimulated emission; Stripline; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA