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The hybrid modes in the plasmonic quantum dot (QD) laser are modeled using the Marctili method. The model is then used to study the mode characteristics. The modes are going to cutoff point at zero propagation constant, while it goes to surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) mode at higher photon energy. This behavior was different from that of waveguide modes shown in the dielectric waveguide. At plasmon resonance, hybrid mode is exactly one mode: surface plasmon polariton mode (perfect electric conductor).
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Jabir, J.N., Ameen, S.M.M. & Al-Khursan, A.H. Plasmonic Quantum Dot Nanocavity Laser: Hybrid Modes. Plasmonics 15, 1451–1458 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-020-01170-2
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