Title :
Dielectric-loaded SPP waveguide with a holey ridge for significant propagation-loss reduction
Author :
Bian, Yusheng ; Zheng, Zheng ; Liu, Ya ; Zhu, Jinsong ; Zhou, Tao
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Beihang Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A novel dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polariton (DLSPP) waveguide with a nano-hole within the dielectric ridge is proposed. Compared to the conventional DLSPP waveguide, the structure could achieve increased propagation length while maintaining its subwavelength confinement.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; optical losses; optical waveguides; polaritons; ridge waveguides; surface plasmons; dielectric ridge; dielectric-loaded SPP waveguide; holey ridge; nanohole; propagation length; significant propagation-loss reduction; subwavelength confinement; surface plasmon polariton;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698751
