Title :
Investigation of coupling parameters and the effect of edges in nano-plasmonic waveguides
Author :
Disfani, M. Rasouli ; Abrishamian, M S
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electr. Eng., K.N. Toosi Univ. of Technol., Tehran
Abstract :
In this paper, enhancement of coupling and transport of energy in two 2-dimensional plasmonic waveguides, with finite and infinite number of nanoparticles, are investigated. Furthermore, the effect of edges on highly field localization and coupling between plasmons are studied.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; nanoparticles; nanophotonics; optical materials; optical waveguides; surface plasmons; FDTD analysis; finite difference time domain; nanoparticle; periodic boundary condition; plasmon coupling parameters; two-dimensional plasmonic waveguide; Electromagnetic waveguides; Finite difference methods; Frequency; Nanoparticles; Optical coupling; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Silver; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
Conference_Location :
Innsbruck
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2610-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2611-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771650
