Long-range surface plasmon polaritons (LRSPPs) are optical surface waves that propagate
along a thin symmetric metal slab or stripe over an appreciable length (centimeters) …

Surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) are electromagnetic (EM) modes propagating along
metal–dielectric interfaces, in which surface collective excitations of free electrons in the …

We report direct coupling of plasmonic and photonic nanowires using ultracompact near-
field interaction. Photon− plasmon coupling efficiency up to 80% with coupling length down …

As typical one‐dimensional nanostructures for waveguiding tightly confined optical fields
beyond the diffraction limit, metal nanowires have been used as versatile nanoscale …

We analytically investigate the forces due to Surface Plasmon Polariton (SPP) modes
between finite and infinitely thick metal slabs separated by an air gap. Using the Drude …

An ultracompact and silicon-on-insulator-compatible polarization splitter (PS) is proposed by
utilizing asymmetric directional coupling between a hybrid plasmonic waveguide and a strip …

We have designed, fabricated and characterized integrated directional couplers capable of
converting the mode of an optical dielectric waveguide into a long-range plasmon …

A comprehensive theoretical analysis of end-fire coupling between dielectric-loaded surface
plasmon polariton and rib/wire silicon-on-insulator (SOI) waveguides is presented …

Ultracompact directional couplers (DCs) based on dielectric-loaded surface plasmon-
polariton waveguides (DLSPPWs) are analyzed using the effective index method (EIM), with …

We present the sol-gel fabrication and characterization of SiO 2–TiO 2 one-dimensional
photonic crystal (1DPhC) waveguides embedded with a low-index defect layer as the core …