Active surface plasmon devices

本提案致力于有源等离子体器件的研究，特别是使用表面等离子体的放大器和振荡器（激光器）。目标是：研究和演示低ase（放大自发发射）极化无关的表面等离子体放大器，研究和演示可调谐的一阶布拉格光栅和二阶光栅耦合器，研究和演示可调谐的表面等离子体激光器，制造表面等离子体放大器、光栅和激光器。开展本提案中描述的工作将导致等离子体和更广泛的光子学，电信和传感器社区感兴趣的重大进展。低ASE（噪声）放大器对电信应用非常感兴趣，高质量可调谐相干源对与生物传感器等集成非常感兴趣，但鉴于其预期性能（强极化，低噪声，广泛可调谐），也可以作为独立组件。在该项目期间，将有2名博士和4名硕士学生完成学业，并将有4名新生入学。研究成果和高素质的人才将产生强烈的兴趣，加拿大的高科技产业部门，特别是电子和光电子产业，这是加拿大的创新议程的战略重要性。

This proposal is devoted to the investigation of active plasmonic devices, particularly amplifiers and oscillators (lasers) operating with surface plasmons. The objectives are: to research and demonstrate low-ASE (amplified spontaneous emission) polarisation-independent surface plasmon amplifiers, to research and demonstrate tunable 1st order Bragg gratings and 2nd order grating couplers, to research and demonstrate tunable surface plasmon lasers, and to fabricate surface plasmon amplifiers, gratings and lasers. Conducting the work described in this proposal will result in significant advances, of interest to the plasmonics and the broader photonics, telecom and sensor communities. A low ASE (noise) amplifier is of significant interest for telecom applications, and a high quality tunable coherent source is of great interest for integration with e.g. biosensors, but also as an independent component given its expected performance (strongly polarised, low noise, broadly tunable). Over the duration of this program, 2 Ph.D. and 4 master's students will complete their studies, and 4 new students will begin. The research outcomes and the highly qualified personnel produced will be of strong interest to the Canadian high-technology industry sector, particularly to the electronics and photonics industries, which are of strategic importance to Canada's innovation agenda.