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Plasmonics for the mid-infrared wavelength regime offers unique applications such as molecular vibrational absorption spectroscopy for bio-sensing [1]. The quest for novel materials and structures has been continuing in the last decade [2]. Meanwhile, the fabrication of plasmonic metamaterial structures with large area in a reproducible manner is a tremendous challenge. In this report we show that...
Surface plasmon-polaritons are a possible solution for on-chip transportation and manipulation of information. Although there are several possibilities for designing the plasmonic waveguides, the two major caveats for all of them are the coupling to/from external sources and the losses they exhibit.
In this paper we analyze surface electromagnetic waves supported at an interface between an isotropic medium and an effective anisotropic material that can be realized by alternating conductive and dielectric layers with deep subwavelength thicknesses. This configuration can host various types of surface waves and, therefore, can serve as a platform allowing many applications for surface photonics...
We propose a nanophotonic waveguide modulator with bismuth ferrite as a tunable material. Due to near-zero losses in bismuth ferrite, modulation with up to 20 dB/μm extinction ratio and 12 μm propagation length is achieved.
A planar layout for an ultra-compact plasmonic modulator is proposed and numerically investigated. Our device utilizes potentially CMOS compatible materials and can achieve 3-dB modulation in just 65nm and insertion loss <1dB at telecommunication wavelengths.
We report simulation, fabrication and, for the first time, full amplitude-phase near-field optical characterization in telecom range of the compact and efficient plasmonic nanoantenna based couplers. Near-field data allowed characterizing the subwavelength slot waveguide's propagation losses and effective mode index that correspond well to the simulated ones.
Plasmonic waveguides bear a lot of potential for photonic applications. However, one of the challenges for implementing them in devices is the low coupling efficiency to and from optical fibers. We report on our approach to facilitate the coupling efficiency with the use of metallic nanoantennas. The classical dipole antenna scheme can be improved by changing the nanoantenna geometry, adding constructive...
Optical antennas are a state-of-the-art concept in modern plasmonics. Nanoantennas can be advantageously used to localize, enhance and detect radiation in nanoscale volumes. These abilities unlock an enormous potential applications ranging from optoelectronics engineering and integrated optical nanocircuitry to nanoscale optical microscopy and ultra-sensing. The coupling efficiency between nanoantenna...
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