DocumentCode
689787
Title
Radiation and receiving gain of nano-optical Yagi-Uda antenna embedded in slab dielectric waveguide
Author
Yanazawa, Kaori ; Tobisu, Yusuke ; Maeda, Shigenobu ; Hofmann, Heath F. ; Kadoya, Yutaka
Author_Institution
Grad. Sch. of Adv. Sci. of Matter, Hiroshima Univ., Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The plasmonic optical Yagi-Uda antennas embedded in a dielectric waveguide were characterized. The coupling efficiency to the waveguide was found to be about four times that of the single dipole in the 5-element antenna both in the radiation and receiving modes.
Keywords
Yagi antenna arrays; metamaterial antennas; nanophotonics; optical couplers; optical waveguides; photodetectors; plasmonics; nanooptical Yagi-Uda antenna; optical coupling efficiency; plasmonic optical Yagi-Uda antennas; radiation gain; receiving gain; slab dielectric waveguide; Antenna measurements; Dipole antennas; Directive antennas; Gratings; Optical waveguides; Receiving antennas; Yagi-Uda antennas;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6834174
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