Title :
Using near-field excitation to excite asymmetric modes supported by dielectric loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguide
Author :
Hsu, Shen-Yu ; Jen, Tai-Hsiang ; Lin, En-Hong ; Lee, Ming-Chang M. ; Wei, Pei-Kuen
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Appl. Sci., Acad. Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
This letter shows the studies of subwavelength dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguides excited using a near-field optical probe. Using this method, we first measured the optical properties of the asymmetric mode and confirmed its strongly guiding ability.
Keywords :
optical waveguides; polaritons; surface plasmons; asymmetric modes; near-field excitation; subwavelength dielectric loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguide; Fiber optics; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical waveguide theory;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3
