Title :
3D simulations of nanometric integrated optical circuits using surface plasmon polariton gap waveguide
Author :
Tanaka, K. ; Tanaka, M. ; Sugiyama, T.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering, Gifu University, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu City Japan 501-1193
Abstract :
Nanometric optical waveguide can be made by using the dependence of surface plasmon polaritons on the gap-width between two parallel metallic plates. This waveguide can be called surface plasmon polariton gap-waveguide (SPGW). The H and E-plane closed-type and E-plane open-type optical circuits that consist of SPGWs have been considered. Three-dimensional numerical simulations have been performed for the nanometric optical circuits that consist of straight, branch and bend SPGWs. Results show that optical circuits considered in this paper can perform guiding, branching and bending function of optical waves in the nanometric device.
Keywords :
Circuits; Electromagnetic waveguides; Integrated optics; Optical attenuators; Optical devices; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Surface waves; Waveguide discontinuities;
Conference_Titel :
Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory, 2004. 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8441-5
DOI :
10.1109/MMET.2004.1396930