A Single-Emitter Gain Medium for Bright Coherent Radiation from a Plasmonic Nanoresonator
Zhang P, Protsenko I, Sandoghdar V, Chen XW (2017)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2017
Journal
Book Volume: 4
Pages Range: 2738-2744
Journal Issue: 11
DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.7b00608
Abstract
We propose and demonstrate theoretically bright coherent radiation from a plasmonic nanoresonator powered by a single three-level quantum emitter. By introducing a dual-pump scheme in a Raman configuration for the three-level system, we overcome the fast decay of nanoplasmons and achieve macroscopic accumulation of nanoplasmons on the plasmonic nanoresonator for stimulated emission. We utilize the optical antenna effect for efficient radiation of the nanoplasmons and predict photon emission rates of 100 THz with up to 10 ps duration pulses and GHz repetition rates with the consideration of possible heating issue. We show that the ultrafast nature of the nanoscopic coherent source allows for operation with solid-state emitters at room temperature in the presence of fast dephasing. We provide physical interpretations of the results and discuss their realization and implications for ultracompact integration of optoelectronics.
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Involved external institutions
Huazhong University of Science & Technology
China (CN)
Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (LPI RAS) / Физи́ческий институ́т имени П.Н.Ле́бедева Российской академии наук (ФИАН)
Russian Federation (RU)
Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Germany (DE)
China (CN)
Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (LPI RAS) / Физи́ческий институ́т имени П.Н.Ле́бедева Российской академии наук (ФИАН)
Russian Federation (RU)
Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Zhang, P., Protsenko, I., Sandoghdar, V., & Chen, X.-W. (2017). A Single-Emitter Gain Medium for Bright Coherent Radiation from a Plasmonic Nanoresonator. ACS Photonics, 4(11), 2738-2744. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.7b00608
MLA:
Zhang, Pu, et al. "A Single-Emitter Gain Medium for Bright Coherent Radiation from a Plasmonic Nanoresonator." ACS Photonics 4.11 (2017): 2738-2744.
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