Title :
Optical coherent signal transmission through surface plasmon and optical near field
Author :
Fukuda, Mitsuo ; Funato, Hiroya ; Tohyama, Makoto ; Takemoto, Naohiro ; Yamamoto, Shota ; Kodama, Toyohisa ; Sugiura, Ryouhei ; Utsumi, Atsushi
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Electron. Eng. Dept., Toyohashi Univ. of Technol., Toyohashi
Abstract :
We present the first report of optical frequency-multiplexed signal transmission through surface plasmons and the optical near field generated in a random metal-dielectric film composed of submicrometer-sized silica balls and silver.
Keywords :
dielectric thin films; integrated optoelectronics; light coherence; light transmission; metal-insulator boundaries; silicon compounds; silver; surface plasmons; SiO2-Ag; metal-dielectric film; modulated optical frequency signals; optical coherent signal transmission; optical frequency-multiplexed signal transmission; optical near field; submicrometer-sized silica balls; surface plasmon; Frequency; Optical devices; Optical feedback; Optical films; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610640
