Title :
Subwavelength dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguides based on metal nanorods
Author :
Bian, Yusheng ; Zheng, Zheng ; Liu, Jiansheng ; Zhu, Jinsong ; Zhou, Tao
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Beihang Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
We propose a novel type of dielectric-loaded plasmonic waveguide consisting of a rectangular metal nanorod covered by dielectric layers. Subwavelength mode confinement and moderate propagation distance can be achieved simultaneously.
Keywords :
dielectric-loaded waveguides; nanorods; optical waveguides; plasmonics; polaritons; surface plasmons; dielectric layers; dielectric-loaded plasmonic waveguide; moderate propagation distance; rectangular metal nanorod; subwavelength mode confinement; subwavelength plasmonic waveguide; surface plasmon polariton waveguides; Dielectrics; Metals; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Silicon; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110721
