Practicable enhancement of spontaneous emission using surface plasmons

Authors

Greg Sun, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Jacob B. Khurgin, Johns Hopkins UniversityFollow
Richard A. Soref, Air Force Research Laboratory, Hanscom Air Force BaseFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-14-2007

Abstract

The authors develop a rigorous theory of the enhancement of spontaneous emission from a light emitting device via coupling the radiant energy in and out of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) on the metal-dielectric interface. Using the GaN/Ag system as an example, the authors show that using SPP pays off only for emitters that have a low luminescence efficiency.

Comments

The following article appeared in Applied Physics Letters, vol. 90, issue 11 (2007) and may be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2539745.

Copyright 2007 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.

Recommended Citation

Sun, Greg; Khurgin, Jacob B.; and Soref, Richard A., "Practicable enhancement of spontaneous emission using surface plasmons" (2007). Physics Faculty Publications. 21.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/physics_faculty_pubs/21

Publisher

American Institute of Physics

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Copyright 2007 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.