Title :
Toothed mid-infrared metal-insulator-metal waveguides
Author :
Anglin, K. ; Adams, D.C. ; Ribaudo, T. ; Wasserman, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Appl. Phys., Univ. of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA
Abstract :
We fabricate subwavelength varying periodicity toothed metal-insulator-metal waveguides for mid-infrared frequencies. The transmission spectra of these structures for TM and TE polarized light is investigated, and our results compared to numerical simulations.
Keywords :
MIM devices; infrared spectra; light polarisation; light propagation; optical waveguides; TE polarized light; TM polarized light; toothed mid-infrared metal-insulator-metal waveguides; transmission spectra; Electric fields; MIM devices; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Periodic structures; Plasmons; Waveguide discontinuities;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
