Confined surface plasmon-polariton amplifiers

Stéphane Kéna-Cohen, Paul N. Stavrinou, Donal D.C. Bradley, Stefan A. Maier

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Abstract

We demonstrate the realization of confined surface plasmon polariton amplifiers using a thin layer of the organic gain medium 4-dicyanomethylene-2- methyl-6-(p-dimethylaminostyryl)-4H-pyran dispersed in a tris(8-hydroxy- quinolinato)aluminum matrix. Complete loss compensation, which occurs at a pump fluence of approximately 200 μJ/cm2, is directly observed in the time domain and studied for a range of waveguide lengths. The power dependence is also reported, and a significant net gain of 93 dB/mm is observed at the highest fluence. © 2013 American Chemical Society.
Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalNano Letters
Volume13
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 13 2013
Externally publishedYes

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