• DocumentCode
    1984086
  • Title

    Optimum design of single-core nanowaveguide for surface plasmon polaritons

  • Author

    Handapangoda, Dayan ; Premaratne, Malin ; Rukhlenko, Ivan D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, VIC, Australia
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
  • Firstpage
    661
  • Lastpage
    663
  • Abstract
    We show that an optimal dielectric cladding thickness exists, at which the losses in a metallic nanowire can be entirely compensated with minimal gain. We also propose design guidelines that ensure strong confinement of SPPs.
  • Keywords
    claddings; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical design techniques; optical losses; optical waveguides; polaritons; surface plasmons; SPP confinement; design guidelines; metallic nanowire; optical losses; optimal dielectric cladding thickness; optimum design; single-core nanowaveguide; surface plasmon polaritons; Dielectric losses; Integrated circuit interconnections; Metals; Optical pumping; Optical surface waves; Surface waves;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney, NSW
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1939-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193674
  • Filename
    6193674