DocumentCode
2304620
Title
Long-range plasmonic waveguides controlled by nematic liquid crystals
Author
Beccherelli, R. ; Zografopoulos, D.C.
Author_Institution
Ist. per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi (IMM), Rome, Italy
fYear
2012
fDate
23-27 Sept. 2012
Firstpage
684
Lastpage
685
Abstract
The optical properties of gold stripe waveguides enhanced with a liquid-crystal overlayer are theoretically investigated. Extensive tunability of modal effective index, area and losses can be achieved via the electro-optic control of the nematic molecules.
Keywords
gold; nematic liquid crystals; optical waveguides; plasmonics; electro-optic control; gold stripe waveguides; liquid crystal overlayer; long range plasmonic waveguides; modal effective index; nematic liquid crystals; nematic molecules; Electrooptical waveguides; Optical attenuators; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Plasmons;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0731-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358806
Filename
6358806
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