Title :
Dielectric-loaded plasmonic switching elements and circuits
Author :
Pitilakis, A. ; Tsilipakos, O. ; Kriezis, E.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract :
We provide a thorough theoretical investigation of switching elements made of dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguides that can meet the practical requirements of board-to-board multi-wavelength optical interconnects. For this purpose, advanced numerical techniques including the finite element method (FEM) and the beam propagation method (BPM) have been employed.
Keywords :
finite element analysis; optical switches; optical waveguides; plasmonics; polaritons; surface plasmons; beam propagation method; board-to-board multiwavelength optical interconnects; dielectric-loaded plasmonic circuits; dielectric-loaded plasmonic switching; dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguides; finite element method; Couplers; Erbium; Finite element methods; Optical switches; Optical waveguides; Plasmons;
Conference_Titel :
Information Photonics (IP), 2011 ICO International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-315-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICO-IP.2011.5953720
