Title :
Efficient method for long range surface plasmon (LRSPP) wave excitation with Si-based grating couplers
Author :
Karami, S. ; Kirk, A.G. ; Liboiron-Ladouceur, O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
A new method for LRSPP wave excitation using Si-based grating couplers is proposed. We report a coupling efficiency of 32 % in design and 16.5 dB loss in measurement from optical fiber to the plasmon wave.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical fibre couplers; optical losses; silicon; surface plasmons; Si; Si-based grating couplers; coupling efficiency; long range surface plasmon wave excitation; loss; optical fiber; plasmon wave; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995496
