Title :
Ultra-compact nanoplasmonic splitter
Author :
Wahsheh, Rami A. ; Lu, Zhaolin ; Abushagur, Mustafa A G
Author_Institution :
Kate Gleason Coll. of Eng., Rochester Inst. of Technol., Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
We present novel designs and fabrication of ultra-compact coupler and 1×2 splitter using plasmonic waveguides. The coupling efficiency is 88% for the former one and 45% for each branch for the latter one.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical beam splitters; optical couplers; optical waveguides; plasmonics; silicon; silver; Ag; Si; coupling efficiency; integrated optics; silicon waveguide; silver-air-silver plasmonic waveguide; ultracompact coupler; ultracompact nanoplasmonic splitter; Air gaps; Design engineering; Design methodology; Dielectrics; Optical coupling; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Rectangular waveguides; Silicon; Integrated optics devices; surface plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
High-Capacity Optical Networks and Enabling Technologies (HONET), 2009 6th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Alexandria
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5992-6
DOI :
10.1109/HONET.2009.5423076
