Unidirectional Optical Interconnects based on Gap Plasmon Resonators

Abstract

Disruptive grating couplers based on plasmonic resonators deposited on the surface of photonic waveguides are considered for the unidirectional excitation of guided modes at normal incidence. A Fourier Modal Method is used to study the absorption of the gratings and evaluate the coupling efficiency of light in the waveguide.

Keywords

• plasmonics; grating couplers; optical interconnects,gap plasmon polariton,gap plasmon resonator,photonic

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