Title :
Ultra-broadband, efficient and unidirectional random-nanoslits coupler for metal-insulator-metal plasmons
Author :
Li, Guangyuan ; Xu, Anshi
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Peking Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A novel type of compact and unidirectional optical coupler composed of random nanoslits is proposed for metal-insulator-metal plasmons with coupling efficiency more than 40% over an ultra-broad spectral range from 1260nm to 1675nm.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical waveguides; plasmonics; plasmons; plastics; terahertz waves; hybrid plasmonic waveguide; one-dimensional-metal grating; plastic ribbon; terahertz radiation; Couplers; Gold; Optical coupling; Optical films; Optical scattering; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
