Abstract
We report the results concerning the theoretical optimization of a surface plasmon-polariton based waveguide at the optical communication wavelength of 1.55 μm. In particular, the effect of metal thickness and grating depth on the excitation of long-and short-range surface plasm on polaritons in a dielectric/metal/dielectric structure are considered. It is shown that the coupling between these modes increases as the metal thickness decreases with the tendency of modes to overlap when the grating depth and metal thickness are reduced to values of respectively 50 nm and 25 nm. Also, the attenuation and confinement in these waveguide structures are inspected theoretically as the thickness of the three most used metals (Ag, Au and Al) is varied. The results confirm the established requirement of a trade-off between high confinement and low loss.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ICSPC 2007 Proceedings - 2007 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications |
| Pages | 852-855 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2007 |
| Event | 2007 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications, ICSPC 2007 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates Duration: Nov 14 2007 → Nov 27 2007 |
Other
| Other | 2007 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications, ICSPC 2007 |
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| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| City | Dubai |
| Period | 11/14/07 → 11/27/07 |
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Keywords
- Plasmons
- Waveguides
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Signal Processing
- Communication
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Features of a dielectric-metal-dielectric plasmonic waveguide with a double grating. / Sellai, A.; Elzain, M.
ICSPC 2007 Proceedings - 2007 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications. 2007. p. 852-855 4728453.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AB - We report the results concerning the theoretical optimization of a surface plasmon-polariton based waveguide at the optical communication wavelength of 1.55 μm. In particular, the effect of metal thickness and grating depth on the excitation of long-and short-range surface plasm on polaritons in a dielectric/metal/dielectric structure are considered. It is shown that the coupling between these modes increases as the metal thickness decreases with the tendency of modes to overlap when the grating depth and metal thickness are reduced to values of respectively 50 nm and 25 nm. Also, the attenuation and confinement in these waveguide structures are inspected theoretically as the thickness of the three most used metals (Ag, Au and Al) is varied. The results confirm the established requirement of a trade-off between high confinement and low loss.
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