Title :
High-resolution planar dispersive element based on a surface polaritonic crystal
Author :
Mikhailov, V. ; Elliott, J. ; Wurtz, G. ; Bayvel, P. ; Zayats, A.V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Opt. Networks Group, Univ. Coll. London, London
Abstract :
A new principle to achieve ultra-high spectral dispersion is reported using a surface plasmon polaritonic crystal. The approach is shown to increase the spectral dispersion by orders of magnitude compared to other integrated photonic devices.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical dispersion; optical elements; polaritons; surface plasmons; high resolution planar dispersive element; integrated photonic devices; surface polaritonic crystal; ultra high spectral dispersion; Diffraction gratings; Dispersion; Optical devices; Optical diffraction; Optical films; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Photonic crystals; Plasmons; Surface waves; (050.1950) Diffraction gratings; (240.6680) Surface plasmons;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629074
