Transcript Superradiance, amplification, and lasing of terahertz radiation in an
Superradiance, Amplification, and Lasing of Terahertz Radiation in an Array of Graphene Plasmonic Nanocavities V. V. Popov, 1 O. V. Polischuk, 1 A. R. Davoyan, 1 V. Ryzhii, 2 T. Otsuji, 2 and M.S. Shur 3
1
Kotelnikov Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics (Saratov Branch), Saratov 410019, Russia
2
Research Institute for Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
3
Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12180, USA
Outline
Optical conductivity of pumped graphene Terahertz photonics vs terahertz plasmonics Array of graphene nanocavities - electromagnetic approach Terahertz amplification and plasmonic lasing condition Confinement and superradiance of plasmon modes Conclusions
Bound- and Free-carrier Oscillations at THz quantum transitions
1 THz 4 meV 50 K THz
k T
B 24 meV @300 K
free carrier oscillations
j
2
D
1 ps
,
0.64 meV
E
pump
E
8 K THz
Re ,
E
0
0
THz energy gain
k T
B / /
Carrier Relaxation Dynamics in Graphene
J.M. Dawlaty et al.
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Nano Lett. 11 (2011) 4902 Evolution of the carrier distribution function - + Quasi equilibration via carrier-carrier scattering after 20~200 fs Energy relaxation and Recombination via optical phonons and carrier-carrier interaction Population inversion!
after a few ps
Complex-Valued Sheet Conductivity of Pumped Graphene
intraband processes interband transitions
e
4 2 8
k T
B (1
i
) ln 1 exp F tanh 2 F 4 4
i
0
G
( F )
G
( ) 2 4 2 / 2, F )
d
G
F /
eV
F 2 ) / E F )
V
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N
(
N n
N p
)
μ
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Gain and Loss Regimes
=1 ps =0.1 ps
k T
B 24 meV @300 K 3 THz 12 meV 150 K
THz photonics vs THz plasmonics
Stimulated emission of IR and THz photons in graphene Stimulated emission of THz plasmons in graphene
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Graphene photonic THz laser ? Graphene plasmonic THz laser
high quality factor – weak dephasing small active volume – small gain strong confinement – large gain strong dephasing – low quality factor
Planar Array of Graphene Nanocavities
Electromagnetic Approach
D.V. Fateev, V.V. Popov, and M.S. Shur, Semiconductors 44, 1406 (2010) Electromagnetic approach treats the plasmon radiative damping self-consistently, which is important for describing the lasing process The system of the integral equations for the array of graphene microcavities over the structure period, 0 <
x
<
L
, is
j
Gr
j
Me Me Me Gr ( ) Gr Me Gr Me Gr Gr ( ) Me Gr Me 2 1 Me
E
0 2 1 Gr ( )
E
0
j
Me ( ) and
j
Gr
x
are the electric current densities in the graphene nanocavity and metal contact
Plasmon Resonances in Graphene Microcavities
absorption
A max res
A max res
0.5(1-
R
0 ) Fano-like amplification =1 ps,
a
=2 m,
L=
4 m
Self-Excitation Regime
g
rad sc
g
rad sc 300 K blackbody radiation amplified above the mW/cm 2
Plasmon Lasing Condition
At lasing condition, the plasmon coherence in strongly non-equilibrium graphene is restored due to constructive balance of the plasmon gain and plasmon radiative damping:
g
E (s-e) F , rad E F (s-e) , sc
THz Apmplification in Plasmonic Nanocavities
=1 ps Re[ Gr (ω)]<0 =0.1 ps Re[ Gr (ω)]<0 Re[ Gr (ω)]>0 Re[ Gr (ω)]>0
a
=200 nm,
L=
400 nm
Plasmonic Confinement and Superradiance
graphene nanocavities
lasing THz
q
2
e
2 E F
q
/ 2
a
Superradiance:
rad
number of cavities / unit lengh of the array
Conclusions
Giant amplification (exceeding 10 3 ) and lasing of THz radiation due to stimulated generation of plasmons in the array of graphene resonant micro/nanocavities is predicted.
The amplification of THz wave at the plasmon resonance frequencies is several orders of magnitude stronger than away from the resonances.
THz lasing is possible for strong coupling between plasmons and THz radiation due to constructive balance of the plasmon gain and plasmon radiative damping. The lasing at the plasmon resonance is achieved when the plasmon gain balances the dissipative and radiative plasmon damping.
Giant THz wave amplification is ensured due to strong plasmon confinement, plasmon local-field enhancement, and superradiant nature of THz emission by the array of plasmonic micro/nanocavities.