DocumentCode
1771277
Title
Polarization-selective coupling to long-range surface plasmon-polariton waveguides
Author
Muller, Jan Philipp Balthasar ; Leosson, Kristjan ; Capasso, Federico
Author_Institution
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We use plasmonic antenna arrays to unidirectionally couple incident light in two different polarization states to long-range surface plasmon polariton waveguide modes propagating in opposite directions. The structures enable polarization-sorting with extinction rates in excess of 30dB.
Keywords
light polarisation; light propagation; metamaterial antennas; optical couplers; optical waveguides; plasmonics; polaritons; waveguide antenna arrays; extinction rates; incident light; long-range surface plasmon polariton waveguide mode propagation; long-range surface plasmon-polariton waveguides; plasmonic antenna arrays; polarization states; polarization-selective coupling; polarization-sorting; Antenna arrays; Couplings; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Surface waves; Vectors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6989354
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