Title :
Subwavelength plasmonic directional couplers for nonlinear switching and wavelength division
Author :
Kriesch, Arian ; Ploss, Daniel ; Wen, Jing ; Banzer, Peter ; Peschel, Ulf
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Opt. & Nanophotonics, Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
Plasmonic gap waveguides allow for subwavelength integration of optical circuitry. A side effect is extraordinarily high field enhancement. Here we present experimental and numeric results, which indicate nonlinear switching in a directional coupler.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical directional couplers; optical switches; optical waveguides; plasmonics; extraordinarily high field enhancement; nonlinear switching; optical circuitry; plasmonic gap waveguides; subwavelength integration; subwavelength plasmonic directional couplers; wavelength division; Couplings; Directional couplers; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical filters; Optical waveguides; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
