Maximization of extinction ratios of thin-metal-clad optical waveguide polarizers with proper dielectric-cover-layer thickness

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 39, Issue 7 A, 2000, Pages 4130-4137

  Chen, Chyong Hua ^a   Wang, Likarn ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cover layer thickness; Extinction ratios; Metal film thickness; Resonance; Surface plasmon polariton polarizers

Indexed keywords

LIGHT EXTINCTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; METALLIC FILMS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THIN FILMS;

DIELECTRIC COVER LAYER; EXTINCTION RATIO; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITON POLARIZERS; WAVEGUIDE POLARIZERS;

WAVEGUIDE COMPONENTS;

EID: 0034215468     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/jjap.39.4130     Document Type: Article

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