Title :
Near-field excitation of surface plasmons for optical interconnects
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL
Abstract :
Surface plasmon (SP) waveguides are a promising candidate for on-chip optical interconnects. This talk covers the fundamentals of SP propagation, and discusses a new method for coherent SP excitation using 2D arrays of plasmon resonant metal nanoparticles
Keywords :
excited states; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; nanoparticles; optical interconnections; optical waveguides; surface plasmon resonance; 2D nanoparticle arrays; coherent surface plasmon excitation; metal nanoparticles; near-field excitation; on-chip interconnects; optical interconnects; plasmon resonant nanoparticles; surface plasmon propagation; surface plasmon waveguides; surface plasmons; Integrated optics; Optical films; Optical interconnections; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Stimulated emission; Surface waves; Integrated Optics; Near-field excitation; Optical Interconnects; Surface plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548037
