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- Developed a semiclassical theory for mode-locked surface plasmon polariton lasers using a SPP Bragg resonator with a metal film on a polymer host and adjacent layers of a saturable absorber and gain medium.
- Studied the laser dynamics specifically for solid-state dyes as the gain medium and absorber.
- Predicted SPP pulse generation with pulse durations around 100 femtoseconds, influenced by the thickness of the metal film and pump parameters.
Article Abstract
We develop a semiclassical theory of passively mode-locked surface plasmon polariton (SPP) lasers based on a SPP Bragg resonator with a metal film deposited on a polymer host and adjacent layers of a slow saturable absorber and a slow saturable gain medium. The mode-locked laser dynamics is studied for the case that both the gain medium and the saturable absorber are solid-state dyes. The SPP laser pulse parameters are calculated in dependence on layer thicknesses of the metal film and pump parameters. We predict the possibility of SPP pulse generation with ∼ 100 fs pulse duration.
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