Functional substrate logic

Explore the novel use and theory of functional substrate logic methodology and scalability for ultra high-speed plasmonic switching of photonic crystal lattice structures. We have defined and modeled functional substrate logic patterns using the full-wave solutions of Maxwell´s equations, which can accurately incorporate all the necessary physical effects through the appropriate frequency dependent dielectric function. The electron densities in the metallic sides are naturally included into the dielectric function, for example using the Drude model. Surface plasmon-polariton interactions also enter Maxwell´s equations similarly. The proposed method will give us insight to explore high-speed functional switching and coupled power amplification control using coherent RF sources.