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  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 17, Iss. 8 — Apr. 13, 2009
  • pp: 5925–5932

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Excitation of plasmonic gap waveguides by nanoantennas

Jing Wen, Sergei Romanov, and Ulf Peschel  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 8, pp. 5925-5932 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.005925


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Abstract

We model and optimize the excitation of a plasmonic gap waveguide by a dipole antenna. The coupling efficiency strongly depends on antenna and waveguide properties where impedanec matching plays a critical role. The optimization of antenna lengths and gap widths shows that concepts of circuit networks can likewise be applied to optical frequencies. Using classical optimization schemes known from electrical engineering we manage to increase the coupling efficiency by a factor of 129 compared with the situation without antennas.

© 2009 Optical Society of America

OCIS Codes
(130.2790) Integrated optics : Guided waves
(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons
(250.5300) Optoelectronics : Photonic integrated circuits

ToC Category:
Optics at Surfaces

History
Original Manuscript: December 23, 2008
Revised Manuscript: February 16, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: March 23, 2009
Published: March 30, 2009

Citation
Jing Wen, Sergei Romanov, and Ulf Peschel, "Excitation of plasmonic gap waveguides by nanoantennas," Opt. Express 17, 5925-5932 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-8-5925


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