Title :
Investigation of a flexible on-chip interconnection using a plasmonic strip waveguide
Author :
Banan, B. ; Salehiomran, A. ; Liboiron-Ladouceur, O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We optically characterize a plasmonic waveguide and investigate its potential as an electrical link. The 1-mm gold strip exhibits 1 dB optical propagation loss and supports GHz-range electrical bandwidth with electrical loss under 3 dB.
Keywords :
gold; integrated optoelectronics; light propagation; optical interconnections; optical losses; optical waveguides; plasmonics; Au; electrical bandwidth; electrical link; electrical loss; flexible on-chip interconnection; gold strip; optical propagation loss; plasmonic strip waveguide; size 1 mm; Gold; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Power transmission lines; Propagation losses; Strips;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110401
