• DocumentCode
    2269126
  • Title

    Simulations of a compact integrated plasmonic attenuator operating at telecom wavelengths

  • Author

    Hermannsson, P.G. ; Rosenzveig, T. ; Leosson, K. ; Boltasseva, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Sci. Inst., Univ. of Iceland, Reykjavik
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present finite-element simulations of a 1-mm long variable optical attenuator based on a long-range surface plasmon polariton waveguide, exhibiting <1 dB insertion loss, 20 dB extinction ratio, low power consumption and response times around 1 ms.
  • Keywords
    finite element analysis; integrated optics; optical attenuators; optical waveguides; compact integrated plasmonic attenuator; finite-element simulations; long-range surface plasmon polariton waveguide; telecom wavelengths; variable optical attenuator; Extinction ratio; Finite element methods; Insertion loss; Optical attenuators; Optical losses; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Surface waves; Telecommunications; (250.5300) Photonic integrated circuits; (250.5403) Plasmonics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572945