Title :
Compact nanoplasmonic Mach-Zehnder interferometers
Author :
Wahsheh, Rami A. ; Lu, Zhaolin ; Abushagur, Mustafa A G
Author_Institution :
Microsyst. Eng., Rochester Inst. of Technol., Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
We present a novel design of two nano-scale plasmonic devices: a 2×2 directional coupler switch and a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. The overall efficiency was 37% for the former one and 70% for the latter one.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; nanophotonics; optical design techniques; optical directional couplers; optical switches; plasmonics; surface plasmons; compact nanoplasmonic Mach-Zehnder interferometer; integrated optics devices; nanoscale plasmonic device; optical design; plasmonic directional coupler switch; surface plasmons; Dielectrics; Directional couplers; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Refractive index; Switches; Integrated optics devices; surface plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
High-Capacity Optical Networks and Enabling Technologies (HONET), 2009 6th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Alexandria
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5992-6
DOI :
10.1109/HONET.2009.5423074
