Model for describing plasmon-enhanced lasers that combines rate equations with finite-difference time-domain

M Dridi, GC Schatz - JOSA B, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We report a theoretical study of lasing when plasmonic metallic structures are embedded in
a gain medium. The model used is a dynamic semi-quantum approach that accounts for …

Quantum theory of a spaser-based nanolaser

VM Parfenyev, SS Vergeles - Optics express, 2014 - opg.optica.org
We present a quantum theory of a spaser-based nanolaser, under the bad-cavity
approximation. We find first-and second-order correlation functions g^(1)(τ) and g^(2)(τ) …

High-order accurate schemes for Maxwell's equations with nonlinear active media and material interfaces

Q Xia, JW Banks, WD Henshaw, AV Kildishev… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
We describe a fourth-order accurate finite-difference time-domain scheme for solving
dispersive Maxwell's equations with nonlinear multi-level carrier kinetics models. The …

Plasmonic lasing in highly lossy nanocylinder arrays under optical pumping

M Dridi, A Mahjoub, A Jaouadi - Applied Physics B, 2023 - Springer
This paper presents both theoretical and numerical evidence of surface plasmon
amplification by stimulated emission of radiation (SPASER) in a highly lossy periodic array …

Exploring Time‐Resolved Multiphysics of Active Plasmonic Systems with Experiment‐Based Gain Models

SI Azzam, J Fang, J Liu, Z Wang… - Laser & Photonics …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A systematic approach to investigate lasing and net amplification in plasmonic structures
with a finite‐difference time‐domain method coupled to the rate equations of four‐level and …

Time-domain dynamics of reverse saturable absorbers with application to plasmon-enhanced optical limiters

SI Azzam, AV Kildishev - Nanophotonics, 2018 - degruyter.com
An advanced full-wave time-domain numerical model for reverse saturable absorption
(RSA) is presented and verified. Rate equations describing atomic relaxations and excitation …

Active optical metamaterials

S Wuestner, O Hess - Progress in Optics, 2014 - Elsevier
Metamaterials are composite media that can be engineered to exhibit unique
electromagnetic properties. Made up from subwavelength building blocks (most often based …

Active media based on SiO2 matrices with incorporated molecules of rhodamine dyes

I Pritula, O Bezkrovnaya, A Lopin, M Kolybaeva… - Journal of sol-gel …, 2012 - Springer
SiO 2 matrices with incorporated molecules of Rhodamine 6G and Rhodamine 800 laser
dyes were synthesized by the sol–gel method. The spectral properties of the matrices were …

Numerical modeling of active plasmonic metamaterials

LJ Prokopeva, J Trieschmann, TA Klar… - Optical Complex …, 2011 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The paper addresses numerical time-domain methods for modeling of active and passive
dispersive media, needed for simulations of plasmonic metamaterials. The proposed …

Dynamically controlled random lasing with colloidal titanium carbide MXene

Z Wang, SI Azzam, X Meng, M Alhabeb… - Optical Materials …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Control of lasing properties through tailorable and dynamically tunable materials and
reconfigurable compositions can augment the performance of random lasers for a wide …