Propagation of surface plasmon polaritons on the boundary of a metal and a gain medium

Nezhad, M.P.; Tetz, K.; Levy, U.; Fainman, Y.

Abstract

We show that surface plasmon polariton propagation on a metal surface adjacent to a gain medium can compensate for the metallic loss, thereby increasing the propagation length. Rigorous and numerical finite element studies of various interface geometries are presented to support the practicality of implementing such a system.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEELasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004.
• Start Date: Nov 11, 2004
• End Date: Nov 11, 2004
• Online Publication Date: Dec 20, 2004
• Publication Date: Dec 20, 2004
• Deposit Date: Aug 21, 2024
• Journal: Conference Proceedings - Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting-LEOS
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Volume: 2
• Pages: 945-946
• Book Title: The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEELasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004.
• ISBN: 0-7803-8557-8
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363557