Comparative study of directional couplers utilizing long-range surface plasmon polaritons

被引：6

作者：

Srivastava, Triranjita ^{[1
]}

Kumar, Arun ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Indian Inst Technol Delhi, Dept Phys, New Delhi 110016, India

来源：

APPLIED OPTICS | 2010年 / 49卷 / 12期

关键词：

WAVE-GUIDES; SUBWAVELENGTH OPTICS; ELECTRODE STRUCTURES; REAL METAL; MODES; WAVELENGTHS; FINITE;

D O I：

10.1364/AO.49.002397

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We theoretically investigate the comparative study of coupling characteristics of lateral directional couplers and vertical directional couplers utilizing long-range surface plasmon polaritons (LRSPPs). In particular, the effect of metal stripe thickness, width, the separation between the stripes, and the wavelength of operation, on the characteristics of both types of coupler has been studied in detail. An optimum value of the metal stripe thickness has been observed to obtain the minimum coupling length in both cases. The study should be helpful in designing an efficient directional coupler utilizing LRSPPs. (C) 2010 Optical Society of America

引用

页码：2397 / 2402

页数：6

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