• DocumentCode
    2099070
  • Title

    Plasmonic Mode Transformers Using Modulated-Index Metal-Dielectric Slot Waveguides

  • Author

    Feng, Ning-Ning ; Negro, Luca Dal

  • Author_Institution
    Boston Univ., Boston
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    21-25 Oct. 2007
  • Firstpage
    200
  • Lastpage
    201
  • Abstract
    We propose to investigate the concept of adiabatic mode transformation between silicon waveguide and surface plasmon-polariton modes in sub-wavelength metal-dielectric slots. We demonstrate that reversible mode conversion can be achieved within sub-micron length scales.
  • Keywords
    elemental semiconductors; optical waveguides; plasmonics; silicon; adiabatic mode transformation; modulated-index metal-dielectric slot waveguides; plasmonic mode transformers; reversible mode conversion; sub-wavelength metal-dielectric slots; Nanostructures; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Propagation losses; Silicon; Transformers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0925-9
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1092-8081
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382346
  • Filename
    4382346