Title :
Geometric optics for surface plasmon integrated circuits
Author :
Eftekhari, F. ; Zia, R. ; Gordon, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, BC, V8W 3P6, Canada
Abstract :
We use an analytic geometric optics method to solve for the cut-off, propagation and dispersion of surface plasmon stripe waveguides. Comprehensive computations are used to validate the method, which may be applied to other devices.
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; Geometrical optics; Integrated optics; Optical reflection; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits; Plasmons; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431056
