Direct observation of amplified spontaneous emission of surface plasmon polaritons at metal/dielectric interfaces

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 98, Issue 26, 2011, Pages

  Chen, Yu Hui ^a   Li, Jiafang ^a   Ren, Ming Liang ^a   Wang, Ben Li ^a   Fu, Jin Xin ^a   Liu, Si Yun ^a   Li, Zhi Yuan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSIONS; ASE SPECTRA; GAIN MEDIUM; KRETSCHMANN CONFIGURATION; PLASMONIC; RHODAMINE 6G; SILVER FILM; SPECTRAL MEASUREMENT; SPECTRAL NARROWING; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; PHONONS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SILVER; SOLIDS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

PLASMONS;

EID: 79960094614     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3605599     Document Type: Article

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