A wavelength demultiplexer based on plasmonic broadband slow-wave systems

Author

Yong Jin Zhou ; Bao Jia Yang

Author_Institution

Key Lab. of Specialty Fiber Opt. & Opt. Access Networks, Shanghai Univ., Shanghai, China

fYear

2014

fDate

26-29 July 2014

Firstpage

1210

Lastpage

1212

Abstract

A wavelength demultiplexer based on plasmonic broadband slow-wave systems is proposed. The broadband slow-wave systems consists of subwavelength metal/insulator/metal (MIM) grating waveguide with periodic grooves on their inner boundaries and can make electromagnetic (EM) waves at different frequencies stopped at specified locations. The simulation results show good agreement with the theoretical analysis. Stub waveguide structures with different lengths are adopted where the EM waves are trapped. By designing the stubs carefully, the trapped EM waves at different frequencies can be released and propagate along these stub branches. We design and implement a two-way wavelength demultiplexer working at 7 GHz and 9 GHz.

Keywords

MIM structures; demultiplexing equipment; diffraction gratings; plasmonics; waveguide components; waveguides; MIM grating waveguide; frequency 7 GHz; frequency 9 GHz; periodic grooves; plasmonic broadband slow wave systems; stub waveguide structures; subwavelength metal-insulator-metal grating waveguide; wavelength demultiplexer; Broadband communication; Gratings; Metals; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Surface waves; broadband slow-wave; plasmonic; splitter; surface plasmons; wavelength demultiplexer;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation (APCAP), 2014 3rd Asia-Pacific Conference on

Conference_Location

Harbin

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-4355-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APCAP.2014.6992733

Filename

6992733