Magnetooptic effects in surface-plasmon-polaritons slab waveguides

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 945-955

  Sepulveda B ^a   Lechuga, L M ^a   Armelles, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MICROELECTRÓNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Isolators; Magnetooptic (MO) effects; Magnetooptic (MO) waveguides; Nonreciprocal waveguides; Surface plasmon poiariton (SPP); Surface plasmon polariton (SPP) waveguides

Indexed keywords

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETOOPTICAL DEVICES; MAGNETOOPTICAL EFFECTS; METALLIC FILMS;

ATTENUATION LOSSES; NONRECIPROCAL WAVEGUIDES; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITON (SPP); SURFACE PLASMON POLARITON (SPP) WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33745770812     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.861943     Document Type: Article

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