Title :
Free-space to plasmon waveguide coupling
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Abstract :
Surface plasmon (SP) excitation is important for integrated plasmonic circuits. This study covers experimental and numerical studies of far-field excitation of propagating SPs using engineered local plasmon resonances.
Keywords :
integrated optics; nanoparticles; nanophotonics; optical couplers; optical materials; surface plasmon resonance; free-space waveguide coupling; integrated plasmonic circuits; local plasmon resonances; metal nanoparticles; plasmon waveguide coupling; surface plasmon excitation; Biomedical optical imaging; Gold; Gratings; Nanoparticles; Optical coupling; Optical films; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Resonance; Surface waves; Integrated Optics; Near-field excitation; Optical Interconnects; Surface plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688561
