Massenot S, Weeber JC, Bouhelier A, Colas des Francs G, Grandidier J, Markey L, Dereux A. Differential method for modeling dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguides.
Opt Express 2008;
16:17599-17608. [PMID:
18958040 DOI:
10.1364/oe.16.017599]
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Abstract
This paper demonstrates the efficiency of the differential method, a conventional grating theory, to investigate dielectric loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguides (DLSPPWs), known to be a potential solution for optical interconnects. The method is used to obtain the mode effective indices (both real and imaginary parts) and the mode profiles. The results obtained with the differential method are found to be in good agreement with those provided by the effective index method or finite elements. The versatility of the differential method is demonstrated by considering complex configurations such as trapezoidal waveguides or DLSPPWs lying on a finite width metal stripe.
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