Plasmon Lasers: Coherent Light Source at Molecular Scales

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Abstract:

Plasmon lasers are a new class of coherent optical frequency electromagnetic wave amplifiers that deliver intense coherent and directional surface plasmons well below the diffraction barrier. The strongly confined electric fields in plasmon lasers can enhance significantly light-matter interactions and bring fundamentally new capabilities to bio-sensing, data storage photolithography and optical communications.

Author(s):
Ma, Ren-min ; Oulton, Rupert F. ; Sorger, Volker J. ; Zhang, Xiang
Author Organization(s):
CALIFORNIA UNIV BERKELEY NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CENTER
Descriptive Note:
Journal article
Supplementary Note:
Published in Laser Photonics Review, p1-21, 2012.
Pagination:
0022

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Contract/Grant Number(s):
FA9550-10-1-0264
Monitor Series:
AFOSR
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning
Modernization Areas:
Directed Energy
Communities of Interest:
Advanced Electronics
Descriptor(s):
*COHERENT OPTICAL RADIATION, *LASERS, DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS, DIFFRACTION, ELECTRIC FIELDS, ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, LIGHT SOURCES, OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS, PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY, PLASMONS, REPRINTS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Lasers and Masers
Report Date:
2011 Jan 01
Creation Date:
2012 May 14