Numerical optimization of a grating coupler for the efficient excitation of surface plasmons at an Ag-SiO2 interface

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2268-2272

  Lu, Jesse ^a   Petre, Csaba ^a   Yablonovitch, Eli ^a   Conway, Josh ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b AEROSPACE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOEXCITATION; SILICA; SILVER;

GRATING COUPLER; SURFACE PLASMON VOLTAGES AND CURRENTS;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 36048998297     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.002268     Document Type: Article

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