Theoretical performance of Bragg gratings based on long-range surface plasmon-polariton waveguides

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1757-1767

  Jetté Charbonneau, Stéphanie ^a   Berini, Pierre ^b,c  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Spectalis Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC FILMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFLECTION;

PLASMON-POLARITON BRAGG GRATING; SURFACE PLASMON-POLARITON WAVEGUIDES; UNIFORM PERIODIC DESIGN;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 33749645483     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.23.001757     Document Type: Article

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