Steady state superradiance of a 2D-spaser array

Opt Express. 2013 Jun 17;21(12):14539-47. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.014539.

Abstract

We show that due to near-field interaction of plasmonic particles via gain particles, a two-dimensional array of incoherently pumped spasers can be self-synchronized so that the dipole moments of all the plasmonic particles oscillate in phase and in parallel to the array plane. The synchronized state is established as a result of competition with the other possible modes having different wavenumbers and it is not destroyed by radiation of leaking waves, retardation effects, and small disorder. Such an array produces a narrow beam of coherent light due to continuous-wave superradiance. Thus, spasers, which mainly generate near-fields, become an efficient source of far-field radiation when the interaction between them is sufficiently strong.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Light*
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Oscillometry / methods*
  • Scattering, Radiation*
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / methods*