Title :
Fabrication-error-tolerant, hybrid wedge plasmon polariton waveguides for ultra-deep-subwavelength mode confinement at 1550nm wavelength
Author :
Bian, Yusheng ; Zheng, Zheng ; Liu, Ya ; Zhu, Jinsong ; Zhou, Tao
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Beihang Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A novel hybrid plasmonic waveguide based on a triangular metal wedge is proposed. The structure could achieve ultra-deep-subwavelength mode confinement with low-loss, while its mode properties are still quite tolerant to fabrication errors.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical waveguides; polaritons; surface plasmons; fabrication-error-tolerant; high-density photonic integrated circuits; hybrid wedge plasmon polariton waveguide; triangular metal wedge; ultradeep-subwavelength mode confinement; wavelength 1550 nm; Dielectrics; Metals; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
