Plasmon-Photon Coupled Modes Lasing in a Silver-Coated Hemisphere.

A metal-coated hemisphere microcavity is realized by a simple self-assembled process. Plasmon-photon hybrid modes are produced by the metallic microcavity, and the lasing wavelength exhibits a blue shift when compared with no-metal cavities. Simulation shows that the blue shift originates from the redistribution of the electric-field intensity in the microcavity. The metal-coated microcavity exhibits excellent lasing performance at room temperature with a quality factor of $\sim 2500$ , owing to high-smooth surface of the hemisphere. Our findings may provide a promising candidate for fundamental investigation of plasmon and photon modes interaction and cavity electrodynamics. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]