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Mode converter in metal-insulator-metal plasmonic waveguide designed by transformation optics

Authors :
Zu-Bin Li
Xiang-Tian Kong
Jian-Guo Tian
Source :
Optics express. 21(8)
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) waveguide can support two plasmonic modes. Efficient conversion between the two modes can be achieved by reshaping of both phase and power density distributions of the guided mode. The converters are designed with the assistance of transformation optics. We propose two practical configurations for mode conversion, which only consist of homogeneous materials yielded from linear coordinate transformations. The functionalities of the converters are demonstrated by full wave simulations. Without consideration of transmission loss, conversion efficiency of as high as 95% can be realized.

Details

ISSN :
10944087
Volume :
21
Issue :
8
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Optics express
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....e9c52b14742075a49ef2e340b09cc065