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  • 1Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA.

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We developed a tunable plasmonic waveguide system for slow light. This metal-dielectric-metal (MDM) system offers controllable light slowdown for optical applications.

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Area of Science:

  • Photonics and Nanophotonics
  • Plasmonics
  • Optical Waveguides

Background:

  • Plasmonic waveguides offer subwavelength light confinement.
  • Controlling light propagation speed is crucial for optical devices.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce a novel plasmonic waveguide system.
  • Achieve tunable slow light with broadband characteristics.
  • Investigate efficient light coupling.

Main Methods:

  • Designed a metal-dielectric-metal (MDM) waveguide coupled to MDM stub resonators.
  • Analyzed the tunability of the slowdown factor via geometrical parameters.
  • Evaluated the trade-off between slowdown factor and propagation length.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated a subwavelength broadband slow-light guided mode.
  • Showcased tunable slowdown factors by adjusting geometric parameters.
  • Confirmed efficient light coupling from conventional MDM waveguides.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed plasmonic waveguide system enables tunable slow light.
  • Geometric parameter control offers flexibility in optical design.
  • Efficient light coupling is demonstrated for practical integration.