Ultra-subwavelength two-dimensional plasmonic circuits.

Andress, William F; Yoon, Hosang; Yeung, Kitty Y M; Qin, Ling; West, Ken; Pfeiffer, Loren; Ham, Donhee · Nano Lett · 2012

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We report electronics regime (GHz) two-dimensional (2D) plasmonic circuits, which locally and nonresonantly interface with electronics, and thus offer to electronics the benefits of their ultrasubwavelength confinement, with up to 440,000-fold mode-area reduction. By shaping the geometry of 2D plasmonic media 80 nm beneath an unpatterned metallic gate, plasmons are routed freely into various types of reflections and interferences, leading to a range of plasmonic circuits, e.g., plasmonic crystals and plasmonic-electromagnetic interferometers, offering new avenues for electronics.