Title :
Metal nanorods array embedded silicon waveguide polarization beam splitter
Author :
Sangsik Kim ; Minghao Qi
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN, USA
Abstract :
We present a polarization beam splitter with a metal nanorods array embedded between two silicon waveguides. Localized surface plasmon resonance of the metal array introduces the birefringence with short coupling length and broad bandwidth.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; nanorods; optical arrays; optical beam splitters; optical polarisers; optical waveguides; silicon; surface plasmon resonance; birefringence; broad bandwidth; localized surface plasmon resonance; metal nanorod array; short coupling length; silicon waveguide polarization beam splitter; Arrays; Couplings; Metals; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Silicon; Three-dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
