Title :
Hybrid plasmonic strip and slot waveguides for deep subwavelength nanofocusing of TE and TM modes
Author :
Lafone, L. ; Sidiropoulos, Themistoklis P. H. ; Oulton, Rupert F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
We identify a hybrid plasmonic slot waveguide capable of millimetre range transport and deep subwavelength nanofocusing by varying slot width. Convenient integration with the SOI platform provides an important bridge between plasmonics and silicon photonics.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical waveguides; plasmonics; silicon-on-insulator; SOI platform; TE mode; TM mode; deep subwavelength nanofocusing; hybrid plasmonic slot waveguide; hybrid plasmonic strip; millimetre range transport; silicon photonics; varying slot width; Indexes; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Plasmons; Silicon; Silicon-on-insulator; Strips;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
