Efficient coupling between dielectric and hybrid plasmonic waveguides by multimode interference power splitter

Journal of Optics

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Song, Yi ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Yan, Min ^a   Qiu, Min ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gaussian source; misalignment; multimode interference; Plasmonic waveguides

Indexed keywords

SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY; WAVEGUIDES;

EFFICIENT COUPLING; GAUSSIAN SOURCES; HYBRID PLASMONIC WAVEGUIDES; MISALIGNMENT; MULTI-MODE INTERFERENCE; PLASMONIC WAVEGUIDES; SILICON ON INSULATOR WAVEGUIDE; TOTAL TRANSMISSION;

PLASMONICS;

EID: 79960041382     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/13/7/075002     Document Type: Article

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