Title :
High-Q/small-V on-chip plasmonic cavities and their applications
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
Plasmonic cavities are the resonant structures that confine photons in the form of surface plasmon. We demonstrated that high-Q operation is feasible for surface plasmonic whispering-gallery microcavities. The current issues regarding the plasmonic cavities will be reviewed.
Keywords :
micro-optomechanical devices; microcavities; micromechanical resonators; plasmonics; surface plasmons; whispering gallery modes; high-Q operation; optical microcavity; plasmonic cavities; plasmonic whispering-gallery microcavities; resonant structure; surface plasmon; surface plasmonic microdisk resonator; Dielectrics; Fiber nonlinear optics; Microcavities; Nonlinear optics; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Q factor; Resonance; Surface fitting; Optical microcavity; Surface plasmon;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292145