A mechanism of amplification of surface plasmon polaritons due to the transfer of electromagnetic energy from a drift current wave into a far-infrared surface wave propagating along a semiconductor-dielectric boundary in waveguide geometry is proposed. A necessary condition of the interaction of these waves is phase matching condition, i. e., when the phase velocity of the surface wave approaches the drift velocity of charge carriers. It is shown that in the spectral region of the surface plasmon polariton slowing-down its amplification coefficient can reach values substantially exceeding the ohmic loss coefficient of the surface wave in the structure.
The spectrally flat supercontinuum generation in the wavelength range of 900 –2400 nm is demonstrated in silica-based fibers of variable core diameter and dispersion. It is shown that, in comparison with standard optical fibers of the same length, supercontinuum spectra 200 nm wider can be realized in the samples under study. The significant difference between the spectral and temporal transformations of radiation depending on the direction of propagation is demonstrated in the researched fiber samples.
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