Title :
Long-range surface plasmon polariton waveguides for visible light applications
Author :
Gather, M.C. ; Leosson, K.
Author_Institution :
Sci. Inst., Univ. of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Abstract :
We report long-range plasmonic waveguides with a dye-compatible cladding material, exhibiting visible-light propagation lengths up to 0.5 mm. Experimentally determined propagation lengths are compared to simulations and a strategy for further improvements is identified.
Keywords :
dyes; light propagation; optical materials; optical waveguides; plasmonics; polaritons; surface plasmons; cladding material; dye; long-range plasmonic waveguide; size 0.5 mm; surface plasmon polariton; visible-light propagation; Data mining; Light scattering; Optical materials; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Propagation losses; Surface waves; (230.7370) Waveguides; (240.6680) Surface plasmons; (250.5403) Plasmonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
