Title :
Turning plasmonic wave transmission and reflection with nanocircuit loads in plasmonic circuitry
Author :
Wei Xing-Chang ; Gu Mingxia ; Bai Ping ; Li Er-Ping
Author_Institution :
Comput. Electron. & Photonics Div., A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
We present a method of tuning transmission and reflection of electromagnetic waves in plasmonic waveguides. Equivalent impedance circuits representing the coupling of the plasmonic waveguides to loads, such as plasmonic detectors, sensors, and switches are studied. Performance improvement is achieved by applying impedance matching concept analogy to that in microwave engineering. This study paves a way to extend the well established microwave theory into optical frequency range.
Keywords :
circuit tuning; electromagnetic wave reflection; equivalent circuits; impedance matching; nanotechnology; optical waveguide theory; electromagnetic wave reflection; equivalent impedance circuits; impedance matching; microwave engineering; microwave theory; nanocircuit loads; optical frequency range; plasmonic circuitry; plasmonic detectors; plasmonic wave transmission; plasmonic waveguide coupling; sensors; switches; tuning transmission; Circuit optimization; Electromagnetic reflection; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic waveguides; Impedance; Optical reflection; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Turning; Equivalent circuits analysis; Impedance matching; Plasmonic waveguide; Plasmonics;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2009. APMC 2009. Asia Pacific
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2801-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2802-1
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2009.5385480
