Title :
Terahertz plasmonic waveguide based on periodically structured silicon surface
Author :
Jadidi, Mohammad M. ; Kumar, Girish ; Shanshan Li ; Murphy, Thomas E.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Res. in Electron. & Appl. Phys., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally investigated terahertz (THz) plasmonic waveguides on heavily doped silicon surface structured with sub-wavelength pillars. We study the propagation properties of the resonant modes and their dependence on dopant concentration and structural parameters.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light propagation; optical waveguides; plasmonics; silicon; surface plasmons; terahertz waves; Si; periodically structured silicon surface; propagation properties; resonant modes; subwavelength pillars; terahertz plasmonic waveguide; Dispersion; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Resonant frequency; Silicon; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
