Surface plasmon amplification through stimulated emission of radiation (SPASER)

Mark I. Stockman; David J. Bergman

doi:10.1117/12.508514

9 July 2003 Surface plasmon amplification through stimulated emission of radiation (SPASER)

Mark I. Stockman, David J. Bergman

Proceedings Volume 5218, Complex Mediums IV: Beyond Linear Isotropic Dielectrics; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508514
Event: Optical Science and Technology, SPIE's 48th Annual Meeting, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We make a step towards quantum nanoplasmonics: surface plasmon fields of a nanosystem are quantized and their stimulated emission is considered. We introduce a quantum generator for surface plasmon quanta and consider the phenomenon of surface plasmon amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (spaser). Spaser generates temporally-coherent high-intensity fields of selected surface plasmon modes that can be strongly localized on the nanoscale, including dark modes that do not couple to far-zone electromagnetic fields. Applications and related phenomena are discussed.

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Mark I. Stockman and David J. Bergman "Surface plasmon amplification through stimulated emission of radiation (SPASER)", Proc. SPIE 5218, Complex Mediums IV: Beyond Linear Isotropic Dielectrics, (9 July 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.508514

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