Title : 
Efficient coupler between silicon waveguide and hybrid plasmonic waveguide
         
        
            Author : 
Wang, Jing ; Song, Yi ; Yan, Min ; Qiu, Min
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Lab. of Photonics & Microwave Eng., KTH R. Inst. of Technol., Kista, Sweden
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We experimentally demonstrate an efficient coupler between a silicon waveguide and a hybrid plasmonic waveguide for the wavelength range 1460-1540 nm. Such compact, efficient plasmonic couplers provide a promising platform for integrated photonic circuits.
         
        
            Keywords : 
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical couplers; optical waveguides; plasmonics; silicon; Si; hybrid plasmonic waveguide; integrated photonic circuits; plasmonic couplers; silicon waveguide; wavelength 1460 nm to 1540 nm; Couplers; Couplings; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Planar waveguides; Plasmons; Silicon;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2010 Asia
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Shanghai
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4244-7111-9
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ACP.2010.5682592