Title :
Long-range plasmonic waveguides controlled by nematic liquid crystals
Author :
Beccherelli, R. ; Zografopoulos, D.C.
Author_Institution :
Ist. per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi (IMM), Rome, Italy
Abstract :
The optical properties of gold stripe waveguides enhanced with a liquid-crystal overlayer are theoretically investigated. Extensive tunability of modal effective index, area and losses can be achieved via the electro-optic control of the nematic molecules.
Keywords :
gold; nematic liquid crystals; optical waveguides; plasmonics; electro-optic control; gold stripe waveguides; liquid crystal overlayer; long range plasmonic waveguides; modal effective index; nematic liquid crystals; nematic molecules; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical attenuators; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358806
