Title :
Slow-light enhanced absorption switches in metal-dielectric-metal plasmonic waveguides
Author :
Min, Changjun ; Veronis, Georgios
Author_Institution :
Center for Comput. & Technol., Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Abstract :
We introduce slow-light enhanced absorption switches in subwavelength metal-dielectric-metal plasmonic waveguides. Both decent modulation depth and moderate insertion loss can be achieved in such switches by small induced changes in refractive index.
Keywords :
optical modulation; optical switches; optical waveguides; refractive index; slow light; enhanced absorption switches; insertion loss; metal-dielectric-metal plasmonic waveguides; modulation depth; refractive index; slow-light; Absorption; Insertion loss; Metals; Modulation; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
