Title :
Surface plasmon-assisted propagation of optical waves in superconducting active waveguides
Author :
Ghamsari, Behnood G. ; Majed, A. Hamed
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr.&Comput. Eng. & Inst. for Quantum Comput, Univ. of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Abstract :
Optical propagation in superconducting active waveguides mediated by surface plasmon waves is studied. It is shown that how the coupling efficiency from the plasmonic guide to the superconducting active layer is controlled.
Keywords :
light propagation; optical waveguides; optoelectronic devices; superconducting devices; surface plasmons; coupling efficiency; optical propagation; optical waves; superconducting active waveguides; surface plasmon assisted propagation; High speed optical techniques; Optical films; Optical propagation; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Superconducting films; Superconducting microwave devices; Superconducting transmission lines; Surface waves;
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.2008.4688563
