Nonlinear plasmonic slot waveguides

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Nonlinear plasmonic slot waveguides

Arthur R. Davoyan, Ilya V. Shadrivov, and Yuri S. Kivshar »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 16, Issue 26, pp. 21209-21214 (2008)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.16.021209

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Abstract

We study nonlinear modes in a subwavelength slot waveguide created by a nonlinear dielectric slab sandwiched between two metals. We present the dispersion diagrams of the families of nonlinear guided modes and reveal that the symmetric mode undergoes the symmetry-breaking bifurcation and becomes primarily localized near one of the interfaces. We also find that the antisymmetric mode may split into two brunches giving birth to two families of nonlinear antisymmetric modes.

OCIS Codes
(190.4350) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics at surfaces
(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons

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Nonlinear Optics

History
Original Manuscript: October 20, 2008
Revised Manuscript: November 24, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: November 27, 2008
Published: December 8, 2008

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Arthur R. Davoyan, Ilya V. Shadrivov, and Yuri S. Kivshar, "Nonlinear plasmonic slot waveguides," Opt. Express 16, 21209-21214 (2008)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-16-26-21209

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S. I. Bozhevolnyi, V. S. Volkov, E. Devaux, J.-Y. Laluet, and T. W. Ebbesen, "Channel plasmon subwavelength waveguide components including interferometers and ring resonators", Nature 440, 508-511 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
S. A. MaierPlasmonics: Fundamentals and Applications (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2007).
E. N. Economou, "Surface plasmons in thin films", Phys. Rev. 182, 539-554 (1969). [CrossRef]
J. J. Burke, G. I Stegeman, and T. Tamir, "Surface-polariton-like waves guided by thin, lossy metal films", Phys. Rev. B 33, 5186-5201 (1986). [CrossRef]
B. Prade, J. Y. Vinet, and A. Mysyrowicz, "Guided optical waves in planar heterostructures with negative dielectric constant", Phys. Rev. B 44, 13556-13572 (1991). [CrossRef]
V. M. Agranovich, V. S. Babichenko, and V. Ya. Chernyak, "Nonlinear surface polaritons" Sov. Phys. JETP Lett. 32, 512-515 (1980).
G. I. Stegeman, C. T. Seaton, J. Ariyasu, R. F. Wallis, and A. A. Maradudin, "Nonlinear electromagnetic waves guided by a single interface", J. Appl. Phys. 58, 2453-2459 (1985). [CrossRef]
D. Mihalache, G. I. Stegeman, C. T. Seaton, E. M. Wright, R. Zanoni, A. D. Boardman, and T. Twardowski, "Exact dispersion relations for transverse magnetic polarized guided waves at a nonlinear interface", Opt. Lett. 12, 187-189 (1987). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
A. D. Boardman, A. A. Maradudin, G. I. Stegeman, T. Twardowski, and E. M. Wright "Exact theory of nonlinear p-polarized optical waves", Phys. Rev. A 35, 1159-1164 (1987). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
K. M. Leung, "p-polarized nonlinear surface polaritons in materials with intensity-dependent dielectric functions", Phys. Rev. B 32, 5093-5101 (1985). [CrossRef]
M. Y. Yu, "Surface polaritons in nonlinear media", Phys. Rev. A 28, 1855-1856 (1983). [CrossRef]
J. Ariyasu, C. T. Seaton, G. I. Stegeman, A. A. Maradudin, and R. F. Wallis, "Nonlinear surface polaritons guided by metal films", J. Appl. Phys. 58, 2460-2466 (1985). [CrossRef]
We mark S. I. Bozhevolnyi (Denmark) and A. V. Kildishev (USA) for independent verifications of this result.
M. Asobe, T. Kanamori, and K. Kubodera, "Applications of highly nonlinear chalcogenite glass fibers in ultrafast all optical switches", IEEE J. Quantum Electronics 29, 2325-2333 (1993). [CrossRef]
P. B. Johnson and R. W. Christy, "Optical constants of nobel metals", Phys. Rev. B 6, 4370-4379 (1972). [CrossRef]

IEEE J. Quantum Electronics

M. Asobe, T. Kanamori, and K. Kubodera, "Applications of highly nonlinear chalcogenite glass fibers in ultrafast all optical switches", IEEE J. Quantum Electronics 29, 2325-2333 (1993). [CrossRef]

J. Appl. Phys.

J. Ariyasu, C. T. Seaton, G. I. Stegeman, A. A. Maradudin, and R. F. Wallis, "Nonlinear surface polaritons guided by metal films", J. Appl. Phys. 58, 2460-2466 (1985). [CrossRef]
G. I. Stegeman, C. T. Seaton, J. Ariyasu, R. F. Wallis, and A. A. Maradudin, "Nonlinear electromagnetic waves guided by a single interface", J. Appl. Phys. 58, 2453-2459 (1985). [CrossRef]

Nature

S. I. Bozhevolnyi, V. S. Volkov, E. Devaux, J.-Y. Laluet, and T. W. Ebbesen, "Channel plasmon subwavelength waveguide components including interferometers and ring resonators", Nature 440, 508-511 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Lett.

D. Mihalache, G. I. Stegeman, C. T. Seaton, E. M. Wright, R. Zanoni, A. D. Boardman, and T. Twardowski, "Exact dispersion relations for transverse magnetic polarized guided waves at a nonlinear interface", Opt. Lett. 12, 187-189 (1987). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Phys. Rev.

E. N. Economou, "Surface plasmons in thin films", Phys. Rev. 182, 539-554 (1969). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. A

A. D. Boardman, A. A. Maradudin, G. I. Stegeman, T. Twardowski, and E. M. Wright "Exact theory of nonlinear p-polarized optical waves", Phys. Rev. A 35, 1159-1164 (1987). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
M. Y. Yu, "Surface polaritons in nonlinear media", Phys. Rev. A 28, 1855-1856 (1983). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. B

P. B. Johnson and R. W. Christy, "Optical constants of nobel metals", Phys. Rev. B 6, 4370-4379 (1972). [CrossRef]
K. M. Leung, "p-polarized nonlinear surface polaritons in materials with intensity-dependent dielectric functions", Phys. Rev. B 32, 5093-5101 (1985). [CrossRef]
J. J. Burke, G. I Stegeman, and T. Tamir, "Surface-polariton-like waves guided by thin, lossy metal films", Phys. Rev. B 33, 5186-5201 (1986). [CrossRef]
B. Prade, J. Y. Vinet, and A. Mysyrowicz, "Guided optical waves in planar heterostructures with negative dielectric constant", Phys. Rev. B 44, 13556-13572 (1991). [CrossRef]

Sov. Phys. JETP Lett.

V. M. Agranovich, V. S. Babichenko, and V. Ya. Chernyak, "Nonlinear surface polaritons" Sov. Phys. JETP Lett. 32, 512-515 (1980).

Other

S. A. MaierPlasmonics: Fundamentals and Applications (Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2007).
We mark S. I. Bozhevolnyi (Denmark) and A. V. Kildishev (USA) for independent verifications of this result.

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