Open AccessNovel efficient design of Y-splitter for surface plasmon polariton applications
Author(s) -
Sven Passinger,
Andreas Seidel,
Christoph Ohrt,
Carsten Reinhardt,
А. Л. Степанов,
R. Kiyan,
Boris N. Chichkov
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.014369
Subject(s) - surface plasmon polariton , surface plasmon , polariton , splitter , optics , plasmon , materials science , optoelectronics , realization (probability) , beam splitter , localized surface plasmon , physics , laser , statistics , mathematics
Surface plasmon polaritons have become a research area of great importance. We present theoretical investigations on the realization of components and Y-splitters for surface plasmon polaritons guided by dielectric-loaded waveguides. The effect of the limited resolution of the fabrication process on the characteristics of fabricated Y-splitters is analyzed. A more efficient and robust configuration of the Y-splitter for surface plasmon polaritons is proposed.