Long-range surface plasmon polariton nanowire waveguides for device applications
Optics Express, Vol. 14, Issue 1, pp. 314-319 (2006)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.14.000314
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Abstract
We report an experimental study of long-range surface plasmon polaritons propagating along metallic wires of sub-micrometer rectangular cross-sections (nanowires) embedded in a dielectric. At telecom wavelengths, optical signals are shown to propagate up to several millimeters along such nanowires. As the wires approach a square cross-section, the guided mode becomes more symmetric and can, for example, be tuned to match closely the mode of a standard single-mode optical fiber. Furthermore, symmetric nanowires are shown to guide both TM and TE polarizations. In order to illustrate the applicability of plasmonic nanowire waveguides to optical circuits, we demonstrate a compact variable optical attenuator consisting of a single nanowire that simultaneously carries light and electrical current.
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OCIS Codes
(130.2790) Integrated optics : Guided waves
(230.3120) Optical devices : Integrated optics devices
(230.7390) Optical devices : Waveguides, planar
(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons
ToC Category:
Optics at Surfaces
Citation
K. Leosson, T. Nikolajsen, A. Boltasseva, and S. I. Bozhevolnyi, "Long-range surface plasmon polariton nanowire waveguides for device applications," Opt. Express 14, 314-319 (2006)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-14-1-314
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