Title :
New electro-optic switch using symmetric five-layer plasmonic waveguide with light-coupling slot-antennas
Author :
Ozaki, Josuke ; Murata, Hiroshi ; Takahara, Junichi ; Okamura, Yasuyuki
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng. Sci., Osaka Univ., Toyonaka, Japan
Abstract :
New electro-optic switches composed of Au/LiNbO3 coupled structures with slot-antenna arrays are proposed. Utilizing selective coupling to the SPP even mode by antennas and its control by electro-optic effects, new plasmonic switches are obtainable.
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; gold; lithium compounds; plasmonics; slot antennas; Au-LiNbO3; coupled structures; electro-optic effects; electrooptic switch; light-coupling slot-antennas; plasmonic switches; selective coupling; slot-antenna arrays; symmetric five-layer plasmonic waveguide; Couplings; Electrooptic effects; Electrooptical waveguides; Gold; Lithium niobate; Optical switches; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
