Electrical excitation of confined surface plasmon polaritons in metallic slot waveguides.

Neutens, Pieter; Lagae, Liesbet; Borghs, Gustaaf; Van Dorpe, Pol · Nano Lett · 2010

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We present the realization of an integrated electrical source of confined surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) in metal-insulator-metal waveguides. Using an integrated light-emitting diode (LED) and subwavelength slits, we can couple light emitted by the LED directly into waveguided plasmon modes. Polarization-dependent measurements, decay length measurements, and spectral measurements are performed to confirm the electrical excitation of SPPs and characterize the properties of the plasmonic waveguide.

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