Abstract

An experimental investigation of long-ranging surface plasmon-polariton waves guided along thin finite width Au structures embedded in a homogeneous background dielectric is reported. The operation of key passive integrated optics elements such as straight waveguides, s-bends, y-junctions and couplers is demonstrated at a free space optical wavelength of 1550 nm. The influence of some important design parameters on the performance of these elements is presented and discussed.

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Demonstration of Bragg gratings based on long ranging surface plasmon polariton waveguides

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Curved long-range surface plasmon-polariton waveguides

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