Title :
Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) plasmonic waveguide based directional couplers operating at telecom wavelengths
Author :
Stoja, Endri ; Frezza, Fabrizio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Electron. & Telecommun., La Sapienza Univ. of Rome, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
The study and analysis of two types of 2D plasmonic directional couplers based on the Metal-Insulator-Metal (MIM) waveguide operating at 1.55 μm are presented in this paper. We make use of transmission-line theory for the design and optimization of a branch-line coupler and a rat-race coupler.
Keywords :
directional couplers; transmission line theory; waveguides; 2D plasmonic directional coupler; MIM plasmonic waveguide; branch-line coupler; metal-insulator-metal waveguide; rat-race coupler; size 1.55 micron; telecom wavelengths; transmission-line theory; Couplers; Impedance; Metals; Optical waveguides; Optics; Plasmons; Ports (Computers); directional couplers; metal-insulator-metal waveguide; optical integrated circuits; plasmonics;
Conference_Titel :
Millimeter Waves and THz Technology Workshop (UCMMT), 2013 6th UK, Europe, China
Conference_Location :
Rome, Italy
DOI :
10.1109/UCMMT.2013.6641555
