Long-range surface plasmon polaritons

Advances in Optics and Photonics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 484-588

  Berini, Pierre ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Spectalis Corporation   (Canada)

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EID: 76649084642     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19438206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AOP.1.000484     Document Type: Review

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302. R. Buckley and P. Berini, "Radiation suppressing metallo-dielectric optical waveguides, " J. Lightwave Technol. 27, 2800-2808 (2009).
303. J. J. Ju, S. Park, M.-S. Kim, J. T. Kim, S. K. Park, Y. J. Park, and M.-H. Lee, "40 Gbit/ s light signal transmission in long-range surface plasmon waveguides, " Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 171117 (2007).
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305. J. J. Ju, S. Park, M.-S. Kim, J. T. Kim, S. K. Park, Y. J. Park, and M.-H. Lee, "Polymer-based long-range surface plasmon polariton waveguides for 10-Gbps optical signal transmission applications, " J. Lightwave Technol. 26, 1510-1518 (2008).
306. J. T. Kim, J. J. Ju, S. Park, M.-S. Kim, S. K. Park, and M.-H. Lee, "Chipto-chip optical interconnect using gold long-range surface plasmon polariton waveguides, " Opt. Express 16, 13133-13138 (2008).
307. J.-M. Lee, S. Park, M.-S. Kim, S. K. Park, J. T. Kim, J.-S. Choe, W.-J. Lee, M.-H. Lee, and J. J. Ju, "Low bending loss metal waveguide embedded in a free-standing multilayered polymer film, " Opt. Express 17, 228-234 (2009).
308. J. T. Kim, J. J. Ju, S. Park, S. K. Park, M.-S. Kim, J.-M. Lee, J.-S. Choe, M.-H. Lee, and S.-Y. Shin, "Silver stripe optical waveguide for chip-tochip optical interconnections, " IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 21, 902-904 (2009).
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311. S. Jetté-Charbonneau, R. Charbonneau, N. Lahoud, G. Mattiussi, and P. Berini, "Demonstration of Bragg gratings based on long-ranging surface plasmon polariton waveguides, " Opt. Express 13, 4674-4682 (2005).
312. S. I. Bozhevolnyi, A. Boltasseva, T. Søndergaard, T. Nikolajsen, and K. Leosson, "Photonic bandgap structures for long-range surface plasmon polaritons" Opt. Commun. 250, 328-333 (2005).
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315. S. Jetté-Charbonneau, R. Charbonneau, N. Lahoud, G. Mattiussi, and P. Berini, "Bragg gratings based on long-range surface plasmon-polariton waveguides: comparison of theory and experiment, " IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 41, 1480-1491 (2005).
316. T. Søndergaard, S. I. Bozhevolnyi, and A. Boltasseva, "Theoretical analysis of ridge gratings for long-range-surface plasmon polaritons, " Phys. Rev. B 73, 045320 (2006).
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318. S. Jetté-Charbonneau and P. Berini, "Theoretical performance of Bragg gratings based on long-range surface plasmon-polariton waveguides, " J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 23, 1757-1767 (2006).
319. R. H. Pedersen, A. Boltasseva, D. M. Johansen, T. Nielsen, K. B. Jørgensen, K. Leosson, J. E. Østergaard, and A. Kristensen, "Nanoimprinted reflecting gratings for long-range surface plasmon polaritons, " Microelectron. Eng. 84, 895-898 (2007).
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322. G. Gagnon, "Thermo-optic variable optical attenuators using plasmonpolariton waveguides, " M.A. Sc. thesis (University of Ottawa, 2004).
323. P. Berini, G. Gagnon, and S. Jetté-Charbonneau, "Thermo-optic plasmonpolariton devices, " U.S. Patent 7,043,134 (May 9, 2006).
324. T. Nikolajsen, K. Leosson, and S. I. Bozhevolnyi, "Surface plasmon polariton based modulators and switches operating at telecom wavelengths, " Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 5833-5835 (2004).
325. T. Nikolajsen, K. Leosson, and S. I. Bozhevolnyi, "In-line extinction modulator based on long-range surface plasmon polaritons, " Opt. Commun. 244, 455-459 (2005).
326. S. I. Bozhevolnyi, T. Nikolajsen, and K. Leosson, "Integrated power monitor for long-range surface plasmon polaritons, " Opt. Commun. 255, 51-56 (2005).
327. I. Breukelaar, R. Charbonneau, and P. Berini, "Long range surface plasmon-polariton mode cutoff and radiation, " Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 051119 (2006).
328. S. Park and S. H. Song, "Polymeric variable optical attenuator based on long range surface plasmon polaritons, " Electron. Lett. 42, 402-404 (2006).
329. I. Breukelaar, R. Charbonneau, and P. Berini, "Long-range surface plasmon-polariton mode cutoff and radiation in embedded strip waveguides, " J. Appl. Phys. 100, 043104 (2006).
330. G. Gagnon, N. Lahoud, G. Mattiussi, and P. Berini, "Thermally activated variable attenuation of long-range surface plasmon-polariton waves, " J. Lightwave Technol. 24, 4391-4402 (2006).
331. K. Leosson, T. Rosenzveig, P. G. Hermannsson, and A. Boltasseva, "Compact plasmonic variable optical attenuator, " Opt. Express. 16, 15546-15552 (2008).
332. P. Berini, G. Mattiussi, N. Lahoud, and R. Charbonneau, "Wafer-bonded surface plasmon waveguides, " Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 061108 (2007).
333. S.-K. Kim, Y.-C. Hung, W. Yuan, D.-H. Cha, K. Geary, H. R. Fetterman, S. M. Ha, Q. Pei, J. Luo, X.-H. Zhou, A. K.-Y. Jen, M.-S. Kwon, and W. H. Steier, "Metal-slotted polymer optical waveguide device, " Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 243507 (2007).
334. P. Berini, R. Charbonneau, S. Jetté-Charbonneau, N. Lahoud, and G. Mattiussi, "Long-range surface plasmon-polariton waveguides and devices in lithium niobate, " J. Appl. Phys. 101, 113114 (2007).
335. G. Mattiussi, N. Lahoud, R. Charbonneau, and P. Berini, "Fabrication of long-range surface plasmon-polariton waveguides in lithium niobate on silicon, " J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 25, 692-700 (2007).
336. S. Jetté-Charbonneau, N. Lahoud, R. Charbonneau, G. Mattiussi, and P. Berini, "End-facet polishing of surface plasmon waveguides in lithium niobate, " IEEE Trans. Adv. Packag. 31, 479-483 (2008).
337. M. P. Nezhad, K. Tetz, and Y. Fainman, "Gain assisted propagation of surface plasmon polaritons on planar metallic waveguides, " Opt. Express 12, 4072-4079 (2004).
338. M. Z. Alam, J. Meier, J. S. Aitchison, and M. Mojahedi, "Gain assisted surface plasmon polariton in quantum wells structures, " Opt. Express 15, 176-182 (2007).
339. S. Jetté-Charbonneau and P. Berini, "External cavity laser using a longrange surface plasmon grating as a distributed Bragg reflector, " Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 181114 (2007).
340. M. Ambati, S. H. Nam, E. Ulin-Avila, D. A. Genov, G. Bartal, and X. Zhang, "Observation of stimulated emission of surface plasmon polaritons, " Nano Lett. 8, 3998-4001 (2008).
341. M. Tencer, R. Charbonneau, and P. Berini, "Confinement and manipulation of droplets on hydrophilic surfaces using a flat high surface energy guide, " Lab Chip 7, 483-489 (2007).
342. P. Berini, R. Charbonneau, and N. Lahoud, "Long-range surface plasmons on ultrathin membranes, " Nano Lett. 7, 1376-1380 (2007).
343. M. Tencer, R. Charbonneau, N. Lahoud, and P. Berini, "AFM study of BSA adlayers on Au stripes, " Appl. Surf. Sci. 253, 9209-9214 (2007).
344. R. Charbonneau, E. Lisicka-Shrzek, and P. Berini, "Broadside coupling to long-range surface plasmons using an angle-cleaved optical fibre, " Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 101102 (2008).
345. R. Charbonneau, M. Tencer, N. Lahoud, and P. Berini, "Demonstration of surface sensing using long-range surface plasmon waveguides on silica, " Sens. Actuators B 134, 455-461 (2008).
346. R. Charbonneau and P. Berini, "Broadside coupling to long-range surface plasmons in metal stripes using prisms, particles and an atomic force microscope probe, " Rev. Sci. Instrum. 79, 073106 (2008).
347. P. Berini, "Bulk and surface sensitivities of surface plasmon waveguides, " New J. Phys. 10, 105010 (2008).
348. P. Berini, N. Lahoud, and R. Charbonneau, "Fabrication of surface plasmon waveguides and integrated components on ultra-thin free-standing membranes, " J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 26, 1383-1391 (2008).
349. M. Tencer and P. Berini, "Toposelective electrochemical desorption of thiol SAMs from neighboring gold surfaces, " Langmuir 24, 12097-12101 (2008).
350. P. Berini, R. Charbonneau, and N. Lahoud, "Long-range surface plasmons along membrane-supported metal stripes, " IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 14, 1479-1479 (2008).
351. M. Tencer and P. Berini, "Design of microfluidic channels separated by an ultra-thin free standing dielectric membrane, " Microfluid. Nanofluid. 6, 17-26 (2009).
352. R. Daviau, E. Lisicka-Skrzek, R. N. Tait, and P. Berini, "Broadside excitation of surface plasmon waveguides on Cytop, " Appl. Phys. Lett. 94, 091114 (2009).
353. N. Fong, P. Berini, and R. N. Tait, "Fabrication of surface plasmon waveguides on thin Cytop membranes, " J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 27, 614-619 (2009).
354. N. Fong, P. Berini, and R. N. Tait, "Mechanical properties of thin freestanding Cytop membranes, " submitted to J. Microelectromech. Syst.
355. R. Daviau, A. Khan, E. Lisicka-Skrzek, R. N. Tait, and P. Berini, "Fabrication of surface plasmon waveguides and integrated components on Cytop, " submitted to Microelectron. Eng.
356. R. L. Rich and D. G. Myszka, "Survey of the year 2005 commercial optical biosensor literature, " J. Mol. Recognit. 19, 478-534 (2006).
357. J. C. Love, L. A. Estroff, J. K. Kriebel, R. G. Nuzzo, and G. M. Whitesides, "Self-assembled monolayers of thiolates on metals as a form of nanotechnology, " Chem. Rev. (Washington, D.C.) 105, 1103-1169 (2005).
358. W. Lukosz, "Principles and sensitivities of integrated optical and surface plasmon sensors for direct affinity sensing and immunosensing, " Biosens. Bioelectron. 6, 215-225 (1991).
359. J. A. Conway, S. Sahni, and T. Szkopek, "Plasmonic interconnects versus conventional interconnects: a comparison of latency, cross-talk and energy costs, " Opt. Express 15, 4474-4484 (2007).
360. Q. Liu and K. S. Chiang, "Refractive-index sensor based on long-range surface plasmon mode excitation with long-period waveguide grating, " Opt. Express 17, 7933-7942 (2009).
361. T. Okamoto, J. Simonen, and S. Kawata, "Plasmonic crystal for efficient energy transfer from fluorescent molecules to long-range surface plasmons, " Opt. Express 17, 8294-8301 (2009).
362. D. Ballester, M. S. Tame, C. Lee, J. Lee, and M. S. Kim, "Long-range surface-plasmon-polariton excitation at the quantum level, " Phys. Rev. A 79, 053845 (2009).
363. S.-Y. Cho and R. A. Soref, "Low-loss silicide/silicon plasmonic ribbon waveguides for mid-and far-infrared applications, " Opt. Lett. 34, 1759-1761 (2009).
364. Y. H. Joo, S. H. Song, and R. Magnusson, "Long-range surface plasmonpolariton waveguide sensors with a Bragg grating in the asymmetric double-electrode structure, " Opt. Express 17, 10606-10611 (2009).
365. A. Huck, S. Smolka, P. Lodahl, A. S. Sørensen, A. Boltasseva, J. Janousek, and U. L. Andersen, "Demonstration of quadrature-squeezed surface plasmons in a gold waveguide, " Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 246802 (2009).
366. V. N. Konopsky, D. V. Basmanov, E. V. Alieva, D. I. Dolgy, E. D. Olshansky, S. K. Sekatskii, and G. Dietler, "Registration of long-range surface plasmon resonance by angle-scanning feedback and its implementation for optical hydrogen sensing, " New J. Phys. 11, 063049 (2009).
367. C. Scales, I. Breukelaar, and P. Berini, "Surface-plasmon Schottky contact detector based on a symmetric metal stripe in silicon, " submitted to Opt. Lett.
368. I. De Leon and P. Berini, "Modeling surface plasmon-polariton gain in planar metallic structures, " submitted to Opt. Express.