• DocumentCode
    2879361
  • Title

    Guiding of two-dimensional optical waves by low-refractive-index cores

  • Author

    Kusunoki, Fuminori ; Yotsuya, Tsutom ; Takahara, Junichi ; Kobayashi, Tetsuro

  • Author_Institution
    Technol. Res. Inst. of Osaka Prefecture, Izumi
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A new method for guiding two-dimensional (2D) optical waves is proposed using metal-gap waveguides with low-refractive-index cores. 2D optical waves are prohibited from propagating inside claddings, resulting in strong confinement of waves inside the core.
  • Keywords
    finite difference time-domain analysis; optical waveguides; polaritons; refractive index; surface plasmons; FDTD; finite-difference time-domain method; low-refractive-index cores; metal-gap waveguides; optical wave propagation; surface plasmon polaritons; two-dimensional optical waves; waveguide cladding; Gold; Optical films; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Propagation constant; Surface waves; (230.7370) Waveguides; (240.6680) Surface plasmons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628724
  • Filename
    4628724
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2879361