• DocumentCode
    3017237
  • Title

    Super Mode Propagation in Low Index Medium

  • Author

    Alam, M.Z. ; Meier, J. ; Aitchison, J.S. ; Mojahedi, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Toronto, Toronto
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We investigate a novel waveguide geometry consisting of a high dielectric medium adjacent to a metal plane with a thin low dielectric spacer. The mechanism of operation is explained and simulation results are presented.
  • Keywords
    dielectric materials; dielectric waveguides; surface plasmons; high dielectric medium; integrated optics devices; low index medium; metal plane; super mode propagation; surface plasmon; thin low dielectric spacer; waveguide geometry; Dielectric losses; Electromagnetic waveguides; Integrated optics; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Permittivity; Plasmons; Propagation losses; Silicon; Slabs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453278
  • Filename
    4453278