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Plasmonic crystal demultiplexer and multiports.

A Drezet¹, Daniel Koller, Andreas Hohenau

¹Institute of Physics, Karl-Franzens-University, Universitätsplatz 5, 8010 Graz, Austria. aurelien.drezet@uni-graz.at

|May 16, 2007

Summary

We created optical devices that sort surface plasmons polaritons (SPPs) by wavelength using plasmonic crystals. These SPP components efficiently route different wavelengths into distinct directions.

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Area of Science:

Photonics and Nanotechnology
Plasmonics

Background:

Surface plasmons polaritons (SPPs) are light waves coupled to electron oscillations on metal surfaces.
Controlling SPPs with optical elements is crucial for nanoscale photonic circuits.

Purpose of the Study:

To realize two-dimensional optical wavelength demultiplexers and multiports for SPPs.
To demonstrate wavelength-selective routing and beam splitting of SPPs.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of plasmonic crystals using lithography on gold thin films.
Direct imaging of SPP beams using leakage radiation microscopy in the visible spectrum.

Main Results:

Demonstrated efficient wavelength-dependent redirection of SPP beams.

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Achieved the generation of three output SPP beams from a single input beam.

Conclusions:

Plasmonic crystals enable effective two-dimensional SPP wavelength demultiplexing and multiport functionalities.
The demonstrated devices are promising for integrated nanoscale optical signal processing.