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Silicon-compatible Ultra-long-range Surface Plasmon Modes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Ali Sabbah ,
C. G. Durfee ,
R. T. Collins ,
T. E. Furtak ,
R. E. Hollingsworth  and
P. D. Flammer
Ali Sabbah
Affiliation:
rtcollin@mines.edu, Colorado School of Mines, Physics, 1523 Illinois Street, Golden, CO, 80401, United States, 303 273-3920, 303 2733919
C. G. Durfee
Affiliation:
cdurfee@mines.edu, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
R. T. Collins
Affiliation:
rtcollin@mines.edu, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
T. E. Furtak
Affiliation:
tfurtak@mines.edu, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
R. E. Hollingsworth
Affiliation:
RHollingsworth@itnes.com, ITN Energy Systems, Littleton, CO, 80127, United States
P. D. Flammer
Affiliation:
pflammer@mines.edu, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
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Abstract

Surface plasmon waveguides show promise as sub-wavelength signal elements in integrated optoelectronic devices. Modulation of these signals requires designs that are compatible with existing semiconductor fabrication technologies, such as MOS structures. We show that waveguides of this type are not only practical, but offer distinct advantages. In particular, an asymmetric geometry is shown to support very long-range modes. In preliminary experimental results we report the observation of these modes in an visible wavelength analog structure. Our models predict that these characteristics can be maintained while shifting the operating conditions to the fiber communications band in waveguides constructed in silicon.

Keywords

optoelectronicnanostructurethin film
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1077: Symposium L – Functional Plasmonics and Nanophotonics , 2008 , 1077-L06-04
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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