Title :
Guiding of two-dimensional optical waves by low-refractive-index cores
Author :
Kusunoki, Fuminori ; Yotsuya, Tsutom ; Takahara, Junichi ; Kobayashi, Tetsuro
Author_Institution :
Technol. Res. Inst. of Osaka Prefecture, Izumi
Abstract :
A new method for guiding two-dimensional (2D) optical waves is proposed using metal-gap waveguides with low-refractive-index cores. 2D optical waves are prohibited from propagating inside claddings, resulting in strong confinement of waves inside the core.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; optical waveguides; polaritons; refractive index; surface plasmons; FDTD; finite-difference time-domain method; low-refractive-index cores; metal-gap waveguides; optical wave propagation; surface plasmon polaritons; two-dimensional optical waves; waveguide cladding; Gold; Optical films; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Propagation constant; Surface waves; (230.7370) Waveguides; (240.6680) Surface plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628724
