Fluorescence coherence with anodic aluminum oxide hybrid photonic-plasmonic structure

Abstract

A class of hybrid photonic-plasmonic structures (HPPS) with vertical cylindrical cavities is proposed and its performance in providing a coherent light from spontaneous emission is investigated. It is shown that the proposed easy-to-fabricate and robust anodic aluminum oxide structure dramatically enhances the temporal and spatial coherence compared to the previously examined HPPS. The physical mechanism of achieving the temporal and spatial coherence is explained based on the special optical properties of the proposed HPPS and it is discussed how this structure enables one adjusting hybrid photonic-plasmonic optical modes to obtain coherence for emitters of different frequencies.