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Plasmon lasers: coherent light source at molecular scales
Author(s) -
Ma RenMin,
Oulton Rupert F.,
Sorger Volker J.,
Zhang Xiang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
laser and photonics reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.778
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1863-8899
pISSN - 1863-8880
DOI - 10.1002/lpor.201100040
Subject(s) - plasmon , laser , surface plasmon , optoelectronics , optics , photolithography , diffraction , physics , materials science
Abstract Plasmon lasers are a new class of coherent optical frequency electromagnetic wave amplifiers that deliver intense, coherent and directional surface plasmons well below the diffraction barrier. The strongly confined electric fields in plasmon lasers can enhance significantly light‐matter interactions and bring fundamentally new capabilities to bio‐sensing, data storage, photolithography and optical communications.