Efficient surface plasmon amplification from gain-assisted gold nanorods

Si Yun Liu*, Jiafang Li, Fei Zhou, Lin Gan, Zhi Yuan Li

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Abstract

We report on the efficient surface plasmon amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (spaser) from a gold nanorod coated with proper gain media. Numerical simulations show that the threshold of the nanorodbased spaser is nearly 1 order of magnitude lower than that of the core-shell nanosphere, which is verified by analysis with electrostatic theory. Furthermore, it is found that the nanorod-based nanosystem possesses unique optical properties such as wavelength tunability and polarization sensitivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1296-1298
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume36
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2011
Externally publishedYes

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