• DocumentCode
    2234587
  • Title

    Metal-dielectric cavities for subwavelength light confinement in the THz region

  • Author

    Todorov, Yanko ; Teissier, Jean ; Sagnes, Isabelle ; Sirtori, Carlo

  • Author_Institution
    LPN, CNRS, Marcoussis
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Experimental study of new type of plasmonic cavities is reported. We demonstrate the excitation of localised modes, with very high light confinement. The cavities are suitable for devices operating in the strong light-matter coupling regime.
  • Keywords
    cavity resonators; dielectric materials; integrated optics; microwave photonics; optical design techniques; optical resonators; surface plasmons; THz region; light confinement; light-matter coupling regime; localised mode excitation; metal-dielectric cavities; plasmonic cavity design; Dielectrics; Frequency; Gratings; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Quantum cascade lasers; Slabs; (020. 5580); (050.6624); (130.5990); (140.3070); (140.3945); (310.6628);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4571390