Title :
Low-Loss Polymer-Based Long-Range Surface Plasmon-Polariton Waveguide
Author :
Kim, Jin Tae ; Park, Suntak ; Ju, Jung Jin ; Park, Seung Koo ; Kim, Min-su ; Lee, Myung-Hyun
Author_Institution :
Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Daejeon
Abstract :
To improve the propagation loss of polymer-based long-range surface-plasmon-polariton (LR-SPP) waveguide devices at the telecom wavelength range, low-loss LR-SPP waveguides were fabricated in an ultraviolet-curable acrylate polymer with a low refractive index and absorption loss. A propagation loss of 1.72 dB/cm at a wavelength of 1.55 mum was achieved with a 14-nm-thick and 3-mum-wide metal stripe.
Keywords :
optical fabrication; optical losses; optical polymers; optical waveguides; polaritons; surface plasmons; absorption loss; polymer-based long-range surface plasmon-polariton waveguide; propagation loss; refractive index; size 14 nm; size 3 mum; telecom wavelength; ultraviolet-curable acrylate polymer; wavelength 1.55 mum; Optical devices; Optical losses; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Refractive index; Surface waves; Integrated optics; polymer waveguide; surface plasmon polariton (SPP);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2007.902918
