Journal
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 23, Issue 13, Pages 884-886Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2011.2141981
Keywords
Nanolasers; optical waveguides; surface plasmon
Funding
- 973 Program [2009CB930701]
- NSFC [60921001/61077064]
- PCSIRT
- SEM
- Innovation Foundation of BUAA for Ph.D. Graduates
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A novel type of coplanar plasmonic laser based on an edge-coupled hybrid plasmonic waveguide is proposed and analyzed theoretically. This structure enables the realization of an air gap between the nanowire and the metal layer that could facilitate enhanced field confinement. By simulating the modal properties and the lasing threshold under different geometric parameters, it is demonstrated that with smaller gap widths and metal films of a larger rounded-corner radius, the lasing threshold could be reduced significantly. The structure could enable deep-subwave-length lasing with low pump thresholds and be readily integrated with other plasmonic structures for future coplanar active plasmonic circuits.
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