Title :
49 Gbit/s optical transmission through long-range surface plasmon polariton waveguide
Author :
Banan, B. ; Hai, M.S. ; Lisicka-Skrzek, E. ; Berini, P. ; Liboiron-Ladouceur, O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montréal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We experimentally characterize a plasmonic waveguide and demonstrate its capability of transmitting an optical signal at 49 Gbit/s. The 3.6-mm long gold strip embedded in Cytop polymer exhibits 13.2 dB optical insertion loss.
Keywords :
light transmission; optical communication equipment; optical losses; optical polymers; optical waveguides; plasmonics; polaritons; surface plasmons; Cytop polymer; bit rate 49 Gbit/s; long gold strip; long-range surface plasmon polariton waveguide; loss 13.2 dB; optical insertion loss; optical signal; optical transmission; size 3.6 mm; Gold; Loss measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Strips;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358600
