Polarization-insensitive subwavelength sharp bends in asymmetric metal/multi-insulator configuration

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 3063-3076

  Chang, Yin Jung ^a   Liu, You Chang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BENDING LENGTH; DESIGN RULES; HIGH TRANSMISSION; HIGH-INDEX; INPUT POWER; MODE CONVERSIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PLASMONIC; POLARIZATION-INSENSITIVE; RADIATION POWER; SILICON-BASED; SUB-WAVELENGTH; TE AND TM MODES; TE MODE; TM MODES; WAVEGUIDE BEND;

EID: 79951611879     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.003063     Document Type: Article

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