Title :
Metal strips and wires as plasmonic waveguides for integrated-optics components
Author :
Boltasseva, Alexandra ; Leosson, Kristjan ; Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I. ; Søndergaard, Thomas ; Jørgensen, Kasper B. ; Pedersen, Rasmus H. ; Kristensen, Anders
Author_Institution :
COM.DTU, Department of Communications, Optics & Materials, Nano.DTU, Technical University of Denmark, Building 345v, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
Propagation of long-range surface plasmon polaritons in different waveguide components based on nm-thin and ¿m-wide metal strips and symmetrical sub-wavelength metal nanowires embedded in a uniform dielectric is experimentally studied at telecom wavelengths.
Keywords :
Integrated optics; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Strips; Surface waves; Waveguide components; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431682
