Title :
Plasmonic nano-coaxial waveguides for 90-degree bends and T-splitters
Author :
Wonseok Shin ; Wenshan Cai ; Catrysse, Peter B. ; Veronis, Georgios ; Brongersma, Mark L. ; Shanhui Fan
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA, USA
Abstract :
Nearly perfect 90-degree bends and T-splitters are demonstrated in plasmonic nano-coaxial waveguides at the telecommunication wavelength, with bending and splitting efficiencies greater than 97% and 99%, respectively.
Keywords :
coaxial waveguides; nanophotonics; optical beam splitters; optical waveguide components; plasmonics; T-splitters; bending efficiency; nearly perfect 90-degree bends; plasmonic nanocoaxial waveguides; splitting efficiency; telecommunication wavelength; Geometry; Laboratories; Metals; Optical devices; Optical waveguide components; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
