Title :
Observation of plasmonic frequency-modulated signal transmission
Author :
Aihara, Takuma ; Fukuda, Mitsuo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Inf. Eng., Toyohashi Univ. of Technol., Toyohashi, Japan
Abstract :
We confirmed that an optical frequency-modulated signal can be transmitted through surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) in a sample consisting of a gold film with a light/SPP coupler (coupling and decoupling gratings).
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; frequency modulation; gold; nanophotonics; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical modulation; plasmonics; polaritons; surface plasmons; Au; decoupling gratings; optical frequency-modulated signal; plasmonic frequency-modulated signal transmission; surface plasmon polariton coupler; surface plasmon polaritons; Frequency modulation; Gold; Optical coupling; Optical films; Optical mixing; Optical scattering; Signal detection; coherent communication; optical heterodyne technique; signal transmission; surface plasmon polariton;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Banff, AB
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1511-2
DOI :
10.1109/OMEMS.2012.6318804
