Enhancement of light absorption in a quantum well by surface plasmon polariton

被引：11

作者：

Khurgin, J. B. ^{[1
]}

Sun, G. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Baltimore, MD 21218 USA

[2] Univ Massachusetts, Dept Phys, Boston, MA 02125 USA

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 2009年 / 94卷 / 19期

关键词：

gallium compounds; III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; light absorption; polaritons; semiconductor quantum wells; surface plasmons;

D O I：

10.1063/1.3137186

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

We investigate analytically the degree to which the absorption of light in a single quantum well can be enhanced in the proximity of a structured metallic surface and show that the wavelength at which the maximum enhancement of about one order of magnitude is attained depends on metal loss and the initial absorption in a quantum well.

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