Title :
Efficient coupling of nano-plasmonics to micro-photonic circuitry
Author :
Ginzburg, Pavel ; Arbel, David ; Orenstein, Meir
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
An ultrashort (2.5 microns) tapered plasmon waveguide coupler with overall 70% coupling efficiency from a micron size dielectric waveguide to a 50 nm metal-clad plasmon waveguide was proposed, and related plasmonic-oscillatory modes interactions were investigated.
Keywords :
micro-optics; optical couplers; optical waveguides; surface plasmons; 2.5 microns; 50 nm; efficient coupling; metal-clad plasmon waveguide; micron size dielectric waveguide; microphotonic circuitry; nanoplasmonics; plasmonic-oscillatory mode interaction; ultrashort tapered plasmon waveguide coupler; Coupling circuits; Dielectric constant; Dielectric losses; Integrated optics; Optical interconnections; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Waveguide discontinuities;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202166
