An ultracompact surface plasmon polariton-effect-based polarization rotator

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 1606-1608

  Zhang, Jing ^a,b   Zhu, Shiyang ^a   Zhang, Huijuan ^a   Chen, Shiyi ^a   Lo, Guo Qiang ^a   Kwong, Dim Lee ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (Singapore)

^b Agency for Science   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Polarization rotator; silicon photonics; surface plasmon polariton (SPP)

Indexed keywords

FABRICATED DEVICE; POLARIZATION EXTINCTION RATIO; POLARIZATION ROTATION; POLARIZATION ROTATOR; SILICON PHOTONICS; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITON (SPP); SURFACE PLASMONS; TRANSITION REGIONS; TRANSVERSE ELECTRIC MODES; TRANSVERSE-MAGNETIC MODE; ULTRA-SMALL;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; PHONONS; PHOTONS; PLASMONS; QUANTUM THEORY; ROTATION;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 80054089036     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2011.2165206     Document Type: Article

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