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Optica, Optics Express, 11(18), p. 11810, 2010

DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.011810

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Subwavelength broadband splitters and switches for femtosecond plasmonic signals

Journal article published in 2010 by Andreas A. Reiserer, Jer-Shing Huang, Bert Hecht, Tobias Brixner ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Numerical simulations and an analytic approach based on transmission line theory are used to design splitters for nano-plasmonic signal processing that allow to arbitrarily adjust the ratio of transmission from an input into two different output arms. By adjusting the geometrical parameters of the structure, either a high bandwidth or a sharp transmission resonance is obtained. Switching between the two arms can be achieved by modulating the effective refractive index of the waveguide. Employing the instantaneous Kerr effect, switching rates in the THz regime are potentially feasible. The suggested devices are of interest for future applications in nanoplasmonic information processing.