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Room temperature sub-diffractional plasmon laser

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 August 2011

R.-M. Ma ,
R. F. Oulton ,
V. J. Sorger ,
G. Bartal  and
X. Zhang
R.-M. Ma
Affiliation:
NSF Center for Scalable and Integrated Nanomanufacturing, 3112 Etcheverry Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
R. F. Oulton
Affiliation:
NSF Center for Scalable and Integrated Nanomanufacturing, 3112 Etcheverry Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
V. J. Sorger
Affiliation:
NSF Center for Scalable and Integrated Nanomanufacturing, 3112 Etcheverry Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
G. Bartal
Affiliation:
NSF Center for Scalable and Integrated Nanomanufacturing, 3112 Etcheverry Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720
X. Zhang*
Affiliation:
NSF Center for Scalable and Integrated Nanomanufacturing, 3112 Etcheverry Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 Materials Scinces Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Berkeley, CA 94720
*
*Email: xiang@berkeley.edu
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Abstract

We report plasmon lasers with strong cavity feedback and optical confinement to 1/20th wavelength. Strong feedback arises from total internal reflection of plasmons, while confinement enhances the spontaneous emission rate by up to 18 times.

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lasernanoscaleoptical
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1343: Symposium W – Recent Progress in Metamaterials and Plasmonics , 2011 , mrss11-1343-w06-04
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2011

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