Guiding of two-dimensional optical waves in a negative dielectric gap having a dielectric core

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5928, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-10

  Takahara, Junichi ^a   Kusunoki, Fuminori ^b   Kobayashi, Tetsuro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA MUNICIPAL TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nano optical circuit; Nanophotonics; Negative dielectric; Plasmonics; Surface plasmon polariton; Two dimensional optical wave

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIFFRACTION; LIGHT PROPAGATION;

NANOPHOTONICS; NEGATIVE DIELECTRICS; OPTICAL WAVES; PLASMONICS;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 31844445701     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.616087     Document Type: Conference Paper

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