Spectral modulation of ultra-broadband femtosecond laser pulses based on surface plasmon resonance

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• 作者：Xiaoan Huang ; Pengfei Zhu ; Xiangmin Liu ; Yuxin Leng ; Xiaoming Lu ; Helin Wang
• 关键词：Spectral modulation ; Surface plasmon resonance ; Femtosecond pulses
• 刊名：Optics Communications
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：1 June 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：283
• 期：11
• 页码：2373-2377
• 全文大小：620 K

文摘

The surface plasmon resonance (SPR) for spectral modulation of the femtosecond laser pulses with 110 nm ultra-broad bandwidth is demonstrated on the basis of the development of ultrashort pulse laser sources which supports good spatial resolution and high peak intensity. Employing the femtosecond surface plasmon polariton pulses launched by a Kretschmann configuration, whose reflectivity curve has the characteristic of the ultra-broad bandwidth, we observe a frequency-dependent loss with greater attenuation at the peak of the spectrum profile than in the wings, which is very useful for adequate spectral modulation. The SPR for the spectral modulation is investigated in theoretical and experimental aspects. The arbitrary spectral modulation of the femtosecond laser pulses can be fulfilled by controlling and optimizing the SPR of the gold film. The experimental result agrees well with the calculation.