Title :
Compact node for selective surface plasmon coupling to orthogonal planar metallic wires
Author :
Quong, M.C. ; Elezzabi, A.Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Alberta Univ., Edmonton, AB
Abstract :
A node for coupling surface plasmons onto planar layers of metallic nanowires is studied via numerical calculations. Coupling to orthogonal arms of wires can be switched by interfering differently-polarized beams incident upon the node.
Keywords :
metallic thin films; mirrors; nanotechnology; nanowires; optical couplers; optical polarisers; surface plasmons; conic reflector; metallic nanowires; nanoplasmonic devices; numerical calculations; orthogonal planar metallic wires; polarized beams; selective surface plasmon coupling; Arm; Nanophotonics; Optical coupling; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Permittivity; Plasmons; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics; Wires; (240.6680) Surface plasmons; (310.2790) Guided waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
