Title :
Frequency selective vertical nanoplasmonic interconnects
Author :
Nielsen, M. ; Elezzabi, A.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Abstract :
A nanoscale silicon plasmonic device was examined for vertical integration of nanoplasmonic circuits through vertically coupled ring resonators. Devices with planar footprints as small as 1.00μm2 were examined for frequency selective signal transfer.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; nanophotonics; optical interconnections; optical resonators; plasmonics; silicon; Si; frequency selective signal transfer; frequency selective vertical nanoplasmonic interconnects; nanoplasmonic circuits; nanoscale silicon plasmonic device; planar footprints; vertical integration; vertically coupled ring resonators; Nanoscale devices; Optical ring resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Plasmons; Silicon; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6