Metal-dielectric slot-waveguide structures for the propagation of surface plasmon polaritons at 1.55 μ/m

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 479-485

  Feng, Ning Ning ^a   Brongersma, Mark L ^b   Dal Negro, Luca ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Field localization; Metal slot waveguide; Plasmonic mode; Propagation loss; Radiation mode; Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs)

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; ENERGY GAP; FILM THICKNESS; PLASMONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

PROPAGATION LOSS; SLOT-WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; SYSTEMATIC DESIGN ANALYSIS;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 34249933400     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2007.897913     Document Type: Article

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