| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 733139 | Optics & Laser Technology | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The propagation characteristics of metal clad planar optical waveguide as a function of wavelength are investigated theoretically for Al, Ag, and Au. The results obtained show that attenuation of the propagation modes in these guides is highly dependent on wavelength, which can be used to design an efficient integrated optical waveguide polarizer with high extinction ratios, or to select the wavelength for the surface plasmon based metal clad optical waveguide sensors. It is observed that Al is the only metal that still supports the surface plasmons in the UV region.
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Authors
Dharmendra Kumar, V.K. Sharma, K.N. Tripathi,