Graduate/Postgraduate Student Opportunities & Scholarships
Theory of amplified surface plasmon polaritons
Supervisors: Mike Steel, Judith Dawes
The guiding of light in nano-scale metal wires as surface plasmon polaritons promises a new generation of ultra-compact optical devices. However, metals are lossy and the guided light is quickly dissipated.
In this project, we will theoretically study new strategies for overcoming this dissipation. Using analytic and numerical approachs, we will consider both the basic design of plasmon amplifiers and new devices that can be enabled by amplification. There will be close interaction with the experimental plasmonics program at Macquarie.