Plasmonic-photonic crystal coupled nanolaser

Nanotechnology. 2014 Aug 8;25(31):315201. doi: 10.1088/0957-4484/25/31/315201. Epub 2014 Jul 17.

Abstract

We propose and demonstrate a hybrid photonic-plasmonic nanolaser that combines the light harvesting features of a dielectric photonic crystal cavity with the extraordinary confining properties of an optical nano-antenna. For this purpose, we developed a novel fabrication method based on multi-step electron-beam lithography. We show that it enables the robust and reproducible production of hybrid structures, using a fully top-down approach to accurately position the antenna. Coherent coupling of the photonic and plasmonic modes is highlighted and opens up a broad range of new hybrid nanophotonic devices.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't