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    This study introduces a novel photonic-to-plasmonic mode converter for efficient silicon waveguide to surface plasmon polariton conversion. It achieves over 85% efficiency with a 200 nm bandwidth, demonstrating robustness and simple fabrication.

    Area of Science:

    • Photonics and Plasmonics
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    Background:

    • Efficiently converting optical modes in silicon waveguides to surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) is crucial for integrated photonic devices.
    • Existing methods often face limitations in efficiency, bandwidth, or fabrication complexity.

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    • To propose and analyze a novel photonic-to-plasmonic mode converter.
    • To achieve high conversion efficiency from silicon strip waveguide modes to gap surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs).

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    • Numerical simulations were performed to design and evaluate the mode converter.
    • The converter utilizes a metallic slot structure for SPP generation.
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    Main Results:

    • Achieved conversion efficiency exceeding 85% for metallic slots with 30-50 nm dimensions.
    • Demonstrated high efficiencies across various cladding refractive indices (1.44, 1.6, 1.7).
    • Obtained an optical 1 dB bandwidth of approximately 200 nm.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed mode converter offers efficient photonic-to-plasmonic conversion.
    • It exhibits good tolerance to fabrication errors and requires a simple fabrication process.
    • This device is promising for advanced integrated photonic and plasmonic applications.