Coplanar plasmonic nanolasers based on edge-coupled hybrid plasmonic waveguides

Yusheng Bian; Zheng Zheng; Ya Liu; Jinsong Zhu; Tao Zhou

doi:10.1109/LPT.2011.2141981

Coplanar plasmonic nanolasers based on edge-coupled hybrid plasmonic waveguides

Yusheng Bian, Zheng Zheng, Ya Liu, Jinsong Zhu, Tao Zhou

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Abstract

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-subwavelength lasing with low pump thresholds and be readily integrated with other plasmonic structures for future coplanar active plasmonic circuits.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	5753919
Pages (from-to)	884-886
Number of pages	3
Journal	IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume	23
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2011.2141981
State	Published - 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

Nanolasers
optical waveguides
surface plasmon

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Coplanar plasmonic nanolasers based on edge-coupled hybrid plasmonic waveguides

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