Loss compensation in long-range dielectric-loaded surface plasmon-polariton waveguides

Sonia M. García-Blanco, Markus Pollnau, Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi

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    Abstract

    Loss compensation in long-range dielectric-loaded surface plasmon-polariton waveguides is theoretically analyzed when rare-earth-doped double tungstate crystalline material is used as the gain medium in three different waveguide configurations. We study the effect of waveguide geometry on loss compensation at the telecom wavelength of 1.55 μm, and demonstrate that a material gain as small as 12.5 dB/cm is sufficient for lossless propagation of plasmonic modes with sub-micron lateral confinement when using waveguide ridges with gain.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)25298-25311
    Number of pages13
    JournalOptics express
    Volume19
    Issue number25
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Dec 2011

    Keywords

    • IOMS-APD: Active Photonic Devices

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