Study of the pump dependence of the emission properties of a plasmonic array nanolaser

Abstract

Lattice plasmon lasers demonstrated to have many degrees of freedom useful to tailor the lasing properties, as the tuning of the morphological properties of the array or the coupling of proper emitters to band-edge states of the plasmonic crystal. Here, we present the results of the study of the lasing emission properties of a hexagonal array of aluminum nanoparticles as a function of the pumping conditions. We demonstrate how the geometrical and dynamic features of the pumping system have a significant impact on the lasing properties without affecting the temporal coherence of the emission. Moreover, by combining different pumping systems and studies at different incidence angles, the relationship between nanoarray, dye and pump has been clarified.