{
  "id": "1211.0366",
  "version": "v2",
  "published": "2012-11-02T04:47:54.000Z",
  "updated": "2013-01-31T18:38:21.000Z",
  "title": "Electric Spaser in the Extreme Quantum Limit",
  "authors": [
    "Dabing Li",
    "Mark I. Stockman"
  ],
  "comment": "5 pages, 1 figure",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.mes-hall",
    "physics.optics",
    "quant-ph"
  ],
  "abstract": "We consider theoretically the spaser excited electrically via a nanowire with ballistic quantum conductance. We show that in the extreme quantum regime, i.e., for a single conductance-quantum nanowire, the spaser with the core made of common plasmonic metals, such as silver and gold, is fundamentally possible. For ballistic nanowires with multiple-quanta or non-quantized conductance, the performance of the spaser is enhanced in comparison with the extreme quantum limit. The electrically-pumped spaser is promising as an optical source, nanoamplifier, and digital logic device for optoelectronic information processing with speed ~100 GHz to ~100 THz.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v2",
      "updated": "2013-01-31T18:38:21.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "73.20.Mf",
      "42.50.Nn",
      "71.45.Gm",
      "73.23.-b"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "extreme quantum limit",
      "electric spaser",
      "digital logic device",
      "common plasmonic metals",
      "ballistic quantum conductance"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "doi": "10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.106803",
      "journal": "Physical Review Letters",
      "year": 2013,
      "month": "Mar",
      "volume": 110,
      "number": 10,
      "pages": 106803
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 5,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2013PhRvL.110j6803L"
    }
  }
}