Title :
Suspended MIM optical waveguides with optical nano-antennas
Author :
Edwards, Ben ; Engheta, Nader
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Syst. Eng., Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
In this work we experimentally demonstrate suspended gold-air-gold (MIM) plasmonic waveguides operating at the NIR wavelengths. The waveguide interfaces with the far field using optical nano-antennas with main beams normal to the structure.
Keywords :
MIM devices; antennas; gold; nanophotonics; optical materials; optical waveguides; plasmonics; NIR wavelengths; far field; main beams; optical nanoantennas; suspended MIM optical waveguides; suspended gold-air-gold plasmonic waveguides; waveguide interfaces; Gold; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical reflection; Optical scattering; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
