Title :
Plasmonic nanotips for on-chip nanoscale confinement of light
Author :
Desiatov, Boris ; Goykhman, Ilya ; Levy, Uriel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Hebrew Univ. of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Abstract :
We demonstrate the on-chip nanoscale focusing of surface plasmons in metallic nanotip coupled to the silicon waveguide. Strong field enhancement is observed at the apex of the tip. Enhancing light matter interactions is discussed.
Keywords :
nanophotonics; optical focusing; optical waveguides; plasmonics; silicon; surface plasmons; field enhancement; light matter interactions; metallic nanotip; on-chip nanoscale focusing; on-chip nanoscale light confinement; plasmonic nanotips; silicon waveguide; surface plasmons; Focusing; Nanoscale devices; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Scanning electron microscopy; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
