Title :
Optimum design of single-core nanowaveguide for surface plasmon polaritons
Author :
Handapangoda, Dayan ; Premaratne, Malin ; Rukhlenko, Ivan D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, VIC, Australia
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
We show that an optimal dielectric cladding thickness exists, at which the losses in a metallic nanowire can be entirely compensated with minimal gain. We also propose design guidelines that ensure strong confinement of SPPs.
Keywords :
claddings; nanophotonics; nanowires; optical design techniques; optical losses; optical waveguides; polaritons; surface plasmons; SPP confinement; design guidelines; metallic nanowire; optical losses; optimal dielectric cladding thickness; optimum design; single-core nanowaveguide; surface plasmon polaritons; Dielectric losses; Integrated circuit interconnections; Metals; Optical pumping; Optical surface waves; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193674
