Plasmon-induced dual-wavelength operation in a Yb<sup>3+</sup> laser

Laura Sánchez-García; Mariola O. Ramírez; Rosa Maria Solé; Joan J. Carvajal; Francesc Díaz; Luisa E. Bausá

doi:10.1038/s41377-019-0125-2

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- Plasmon-induced dual-wavelength operation in a Yb³⁺ laser
- Plasmon-induced dual-wavelength operation in a Yb³⁺ laser
- LSA 2019年8卷第1期页码：127-135
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Deparment Física de Materiales, Instituto Nicolás Cabrera and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain
  2.Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Departament Química Física i Inorgànica, Fisica i Cristal·lografia de Materials i Nanomaterials (FiCMA-FiCNA) - EMaS, E-43007, Tarragona, Spain
- Author bio：
  
  Luisa E. Bausá (luisa.bausa@uam.es)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1038/s41377-019-0125-2
  中图分类号：
- 纸质出版日期：2019，
  
  网络出版日期：2019-01-30，
  
  收稿日期：2018-09-12，
  
  修回日期：2019-01-01，
  
  录用日期：2019-01-06
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Plasmon-induced dual-wavelength operation in a Yb³⁺ laser[J]. LSA, 2019,8(1):127-135.

Sánchez-García, L. et al. Plasmon-induced dual-wavelength operation in a Yb³⁺ laser. Light: Science & Applications, 8, 127-135 (2019).
Plasmon-induced dual-wavelength operation in a Yb³⁺ laser[J]. LSA, 2019,8(1):127-135. DOI： 10.1038/s41377-019-0125-2.

Sánchez-García, L. et al. Plasmon-induced dual-wavelength operation in a Yb³⁺ laser. Light: Science & Applications, 8, 127-135 (2019). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-019-0125-2.

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Expanding the functionalities of plasmon-assisted lasers is essential for emergent applications in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Here

we report on a novel ability of plasmonic structures to induce dual-wavelength lasing in the near-infrared region in a Yb

solid-state laser. By means of the effects of disordered plasmonic networks deposited on the surface of a Yb

-doped nonlinear RTP crystal

room-temperature dual-wavelength lasing

with a frequency difference between the lines in the THz range

is realized. The dual-wavelength laser is produced by the simultaneous activation of two lasing channels

namely

an electronic- and a phonon-terminated laser transition. The latter is enabled by the out-of-plane field components that are generated by the plasmonic structures

which excite specific Raman modes. Additionally

multiline radiation at three different wavelengths is demonstrated in the visible spectral region via two self-frequency conversion processes

which occur in the vicinities of the plasmonic structures. The results demonstrate the p

otential of plasmonic nanostructures for inducing drastic modifications in the operational mode of a solid-state laser and hold promise for applications in a variety of fields

including multiplexing

precise spectroscopies

and THz radiation generation via a simple and cost-effective procedure.

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Plasmon-induced dual-wavelength operation in a Yb3+ laser

Plasmon-induced dual-wavelength operation in a Yb3+ laser

DOI：10.1038/s41377-019-0125-2

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Plasmon-induced dual-wavelength operation in a Yb³⁺ laser

Plasmon-induced dual-wavelength operation in a Yb³⁺ laser