Title :
Planar plasmonic terahertz guided-wave devices
Author :
Zhu, Wenqi ; Agrawal, Ankit ; Nahata, Ajay
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Abstract :
We describe the realization of planar plasmonic THz guided-wave devices, including straight waveguides, Y-splitters and 3dB-couplers, using periodically perforated metal films. These perforated films behave as effective media whose waveguiding properties can be broadly engineered.
Keywords :
metallic thin films; optical couplers; optical planar waveguides; plasmonics; surface plasmons; terahertz wave devices; Y-splitters; metal films; optical couplers; periodically perforated films; planar plasmonic devices; straight waveguides; terahertz guided-wave devices; Conducting materials; Electromagnetic waveguides; Frequency; Optical films; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Plasma confinement; Plasmons; Surface waves; (050.6624) Subwavelength structures; (160.1245) Artificially engineered materials; (240.6680) Surface plasmons; (240.6690) Surface waves; (260.3090) Far-Infrared;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
