Title :
Theoretical analysis of hybrid metal-low-high index waveguide
Author :
Alam, M.Z. ; Aitchison, J.S. ; Mojahedi, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Characteristics of the modes supported by the hybrid plasmonic waveguides are investigated. It is shown that despite previous claims, the concept of coupled mode can be used to describe the mode formation in these structures.
Keywords :
coupled mode analysis; elemental semiconductors; optical waveguides; plasmonics; silicon; silicon compounds; silver; Ag-SiO2-Si; coupled mode; hybrid metal-low-high index waveguide; hybrid plasmonic waveguides; Couplings; Indexes; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Silicon; Waveguide theory; coupled mode; hybrid mode; surface plasmon;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110462
