Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2009

Abstract

We review some of the recent advances in the development of subwavelength plasmonic devices for manipulating light at the nanoscale, drawing examples from our own work in metal-dielectric-metal(MDM) plasmonic waveguide devices. We introduce bends, splitters, and mode converters for MDM waveguides with no additional loss. We also demonstrate that optical gain provides a mechanism for on/off switching in MDM plasmonic waveguides. Highly efficient compact couplers between dielectric waveguides and MDM waveguides are also introduced. © 20009 Chinese Optics Letters.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Chinese Optics Letters

First Page

302

Last Page

308

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