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http://dx.doi.org/10.7236/JIWIT.2011.11.4.047

Nano-scale Power Splitters by using Plasmonic Multimode Interference Couplers  

Ho, Kwang-Chun (한성대학교 정보통신공학과)
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The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication / v.11, no.4, 2011 , pp. 47-52 More about this Journal
Abstract
Nano-scale power splitter based on Si plasmonic waveguides are designed by utilizing the multimode interference (MMI) coupler. Effective dielectric method and longitudinal modal transmission-line theory are used for simulating the light propagation and optimizing the structural parameters at 3-D guiding geometry. The designed $1{\times}2$ 50:50 MMI power splitter has a nano-scale size of only $800nm{\times}850nm$. In order to achieve a variable power splitting ratio, a $2{\times}2$ MMI coupler is designed and the corresponding power splitting ratio can be tuned in the range of 78.5%:15.5%~5.5%:86.6%. Also, it is shown that it has a large bandwidth of $1.5{\mu}m{\sim}1.7{\mu}m$. In this range, the transmission is over 0.8.
Keywords
Plasmonic MMI coupler; Power splitting ratio; Equivalent network;
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