Title :
Metal slot waveguide with silicon for deep subwavelength confinement and on-chip integration
Author :
Chen, Long ; Shakya, Jagat ; Lipson, Michal
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Abstract :
We demonstrate a low loss metal slot waveguide of deep subwavelength confinement (~lambda/10) and efficient coupling with standard silicon wire waveguides for on chip integration.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; integrated optics; optical couplers; silicon; slot lines; Si; deep subwavelength confinement; low-loss metal slot waveguide; on-chip integration; optical coupling; silicon wire waveguides; Dielectric losses; Gold; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Propagation losses; Silicon compounds; Wire; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (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.2006.4628937
