title: Novel efficient design of Y-splitter for surface plasmon polariton applications.
abstract: Surface plasmon polaritons have become a research area of great importance. We present theoretical investigations on the realization of components and Y-splitters for surface plasmon polaritons guided by dielectric-loaded waveguides. The effect of the limited resolution of the fabrication process on the characteristics of fabricated Y-splitters is analyzed. A more efficient and robust configuration of the Y-splitter for surface plasmon polaritons is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hannover, Germany. s.passinger@lzh.de
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Passinger
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seidel
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ohrt
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reinhardt
authors.forename: Andrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stepanov
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kiyan
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chichkov
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation*