title: In situ generation of surface plasmon polaritons using a near-infrared laser diode.
abstract: We demonstrate a semiconductor laser-based approach which enables plasmonic active devices in the telecom wavelength range. We show that optimized laser structures based on tensile-strained InGaAlAs quantum wells-coupled to integrated metallic patternings-enable surface plasmon generation in an electrically driven compact device. Experimental evidence of surface plasmon generation is obtained with the slit-doublet experiment in the near-field, using near-field scanning optical microscopy measurements.
authors.affiliation: Institut d'Electronique Fondamentale, Univ. Paris Sud, CNRS UMR8622, 91405 Orsay, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Costantini
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Greusard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bousseksou
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rungsawang
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Callard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Decobert
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lelarge
authors.forename: G-H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: De Wilde
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Colombelli
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007259:Infrared Rays; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor; D008027:Light; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation*