High Transmission Efficiency Wavelength Division Multiplexer Based on Metal–Insulator–Metal Plasmonic Waveguides

Author

Yaw-Dong Wu

Author_Institution

Electron. Eng. Dept., Nat. Kaohsiung Univ. of Appl. Sci., Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Volume

32

Issue

24

fYear

2014

fDate

Dec.15, 15 2014

Firstpage

4844

Lastpage

4848

Abstract

A high transmission efficiency multichannel wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) based on metal-insulator-metal (MIM) plasmonic waveguides with ring resonators is proposed and investigated numerically. The two-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method was used to simulate the proposed structure. The transmission efficiency of each channel is higher than 86.74%. The simulation results show that the proposed MIM waveguide with ring resonators could really function as a WDM. It would be a potential key component in the applications of the all-optical signal procession and communication systems.

Keywords

MIM devices; finite difference time-domain analysis; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical resonators; optical waveguide theory; plasmonics; wavelength division multiplexing; MIM plasmonic waveguides; WDM; all-optical signal procession; communication systems; high transmission efficiency multichannel wavelength division multiplexer; metal-insulator-metal plasmonic waveguides; ring resonators; two-dimensional finite-difference time-domain method; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Optimized production technology; Plasmons; Resonator filters; Wavelength division multiplexing; Metal-insulator-metal plasmonic waveguides; Metal???insulator???metal plasmonic waveguides; Surface plasmon polariton; Wavelength-Division-Multiplexer; ring-resonator; surface plasmon polariton; wavelength division multiplexer;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2014.2359938

Filename

6911952