Title :
A plasmonic-mode-assisted sharp waveguide bend for silicon optical nanocircuitry
Author :
Chang, Yin-Jung ; Liu, You-Chang
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. & Photonics, Nat. Central Univ., Jhongli, Taiwan
Abstract :
A novel sharp waveguide bend in metal/multi-insulator configuration is proposed and investigated. With an aid of plasmonic mode, the transmission efficiency of above 95.8% for TM polarization is numerically demonstrated.
Keywords :
light polarisation; nanophotonics; optical waveguides; plasmonics; silicon; TM polarization; plasmonic-mode-assisted sharp waveguide bend; silicon optical nanocircuitry; transmission efficiency;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698858
