title: Experimental demonstration of TM mode-attenuation resonance in planar metal-clad optical waveguides.
abstract: We show experimentally the presence of TM mode absorption resonance as a function of buffer thickness in planar metal-clad optical waveguides. Using Hg as the metal cladding, we have measured more than 20 dB of loss for the TM mode over about 1-mm length in a Ti-indiffused LiNbO(3) waveguide.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thyagarajan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bourbin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Enard
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vatoux
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Papuchon