Title :
Sub-wavelength confinement in metamaterial filled-slot waveguide
Author :
Mironov, Evgeny G. ; Liming Liu ; Hattori, Haroldo T. ; De La Rue, Richard M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Inf. Technol., UNSW Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We study a metamaterial-based optical waveguide formed by a silica-filled slot in a layered metal-dielectric slab. This geometry results in very strong confinement of a quasi-TE fundamental mode and gives smaller propagation losses than a purely metallic slot waveguide.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; geometrical optics; optical design techniques; optical losses; optical metamaterials; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; SiO2; geometrical optics; metal-dielectric slab layer; metallic slot waveguide; metamaterial filled-slot waveguide; optical propagation losses; quasiTE fundamental mode confinement; silica-filled slot waveguide; subwavelength confinement; Dielectrics; Electric fields; Optical waveguides; Silicon; Silver; Slabs; Waveguide discontinuities;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
