Stimulated Emission of Surface Plasmon Polaritons

被引：259

作者：

Noginov, M. A. ^{[1
]}

Zhu, G. ^{[1
]}

Mayy, M. ^{[1
]}

Ritzo, B. A. ^{[1
]}

Noginova, N. ^{[1
]}

Podolskiy, V. A. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Norfolk State Univ, Ctr Mat Res, Norfolk, VA 23504 USA

[2] Oregon State Univ, Dept Phys, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 2008年 / 101卷 / 22期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.226806

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We have observed laserlike emission of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) decoupled to the glass prism in an attenuated total reflection setup. SPPs were excited by optically pumped molecules in a polymeric film deposited on the top of a silver film. Stimulated emission was characterized by a distinct threshold in the input-output dependence and narrowing of the emission spectrum. The observed stimulated emission and corresponding compensation of the metallic absorption loss by gain enables many applications of metamaterials and nanoplasmonic devices.

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