Hybrid orthogonal junctions: wideband plasmonic slot-silicon waveguide couplers

B Lau, MA Swillam, AS Helmy - Optics express, 2010 - opg.optica.org
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In this paper, novel ultra compact and ultra wide band couplers between silicon and
plasmonic slot waveguides are analyzed, characterized, and fabricated. This novel coupling
scheme is fabricated using silicon on insulator platform. An orthogonal junction configuration
is designed to provide non-resonate wideband coupling from a 400 nm silicon waveguide to
50-nm wide air-filled plasmonic slot. The 1 μm wide full-width half-max coupling spectrum
can theoretically reach high peak of 70% coupling to the plasmonic slot centered around the …
In this paper, novel ultra compact and ultra wide band couplers between silicon and plasmonic slot waveguides are analyzed, characterized, and fabricated. This novel coupling scheme is fabricated using silicon on insulator platform. An orthogonal junction configuration is designed to provide non-resonate wideband coupling from a 400 nm silicon waveguide to 50-nm wide air-filled plasmonic slot. The 1 μm wide full-width half-max coupling spectrum can theoretically reach high peak of 70% coupling to the plasmonic slot centered around the 1550 nm wavelength. This center wavelength can be controlled by varying the silicon waveguide width. Theoretical analysis is in good agreement with FDTD simulated results, and experimental results. The fabrication procedure is also presented and discussed.
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