Numerical Investigation of a Bidirectional Wave Coupler Based on Plasmonic Bragg Gratings in the Near Infrared Domain

被引：31

作者：

Fu, Zhan ^{[1
,2
]}

Gan, Qiaoqiang ^{[1
]}

Gao, Kailu ^{[2
]}

Pan, Zhongqi ^{[2
]}

Bartoli, Filbert J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Lehigh Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA

[2] Univ Louisiana Lafayette, Lafayette, LA 70504 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY | 2008年 / 26卷 / 21-24期

关键词：

Plasmons; surface waves; waveguides;

D O I：

10.1109/JLT.2008.927793

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

In this paper, we present a theoretical discussion of the design of bidirectional wave couplers based on plasmonic Bragg gratings in the near infrared domain. A key feature in the design of the plasmonic Bragg gratings is the dependence of the effective refractive index on the thickness of the dielectric layer. These gratings, which function as hand rejection filters, enable directional coupling of different SPP modes. By placing two gratings with different hand gaps on opposite sides of a subwavelength metallic slit, a bidirectional plasmonic surface wave coupler can be realized. Two-dimensional (2-D) FDTD simulations were performed to elucidate the properties of the device, and were found to agree well with the theoretical predictions. Finally, the wave confinement properties of the plasmonic Bragg gratings are studied further by introducing the equivalent I-D photonic crystal hand structures.

引用

页码：3699 / 3703

页数：5

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