Quantum-coherence-enhanced surface plasmon amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.

Autor: Dorfman KE; Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA. kdorfman@uci.edu, Jha PK, Voronine DV, Genevet P, Capasso F, Scully MO
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2013 Jul 26; Vol. 111 (4), pp. 043601. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jul 23.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.043601
Abstrakt: We investigate surface plasmon amplification in a silver nanoparticle coupled to an externally driven three-level gain medium and show that quantum coherence significantly enhances the generation of surface plasmons. Surface plasmon amplification by stimulated emission of radiation is achieved in the absence of population inversion on the spasing transition, which reduces the pump requirements. The coherent drive allows us to control the dynamics and holds promise for quantum control of nanoplasmonic devices.
Databáze: MEDLINE