Induced modulation instability of surface plasmon polaritons in a layer structure of subwavelength thickness

Sergey Moiseev; Dmitry Korobko; Igor Zolotovskii; Andrei Fotiadi

doi:10.1117/12.2228069

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21 April 2016 Induced modulation instability of surface plasmon polaritons in a layer structure of subwavelength thickness

Sergey Moiseev, Dmitry Korobko, Igor Zolotovskii, Andrei Fotiadi

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Proceedings Volume 9884, Nanophotonics VI; 98843I (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2228069
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2016, Brussels, Belgium

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A physical model of compact generator producing short optical pulses with a controllable terahertz repetition rate is presented. The pulse generation is produced by modulation instability of surface plasmon polaritons in a structure with a silver film of subwavelength thickness.

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Sergey Moiseev, Dmitry Korobko, Igor Zolotovskii, and Andrei Fotiadi "Induced modulation instability of surface plasmon polaritons in a layer structure of subwavelength thickness", Proc. SPIE 9884, Nanophotonics VI, 98843I (21 April 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2228069

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