title: Symmetric hybrid surface plasmon polariton waveguides for 3D photonic integration.
abstract: A two-dimensional symmetric hybrid plasmonic waveguide that integrates two high-refractive-index dielectric slabs with a finite-width insulator-metal-insulator (IMI) structure is proposed, and the characteristics of its long-range propagation mode are numerically analyzed at 1550 nm wavelength. In contrast to the previously studied structures, the gap between the slabs and the metal stripe and the associated field enhancement effect result in the dramatically modified modal behavior. It is shown that, under optimized configurations, the transmission loss can be reduced significantly with little change in the mode confinement capability compared to similar dielectric-loaded surface plasmon polariton waveguides. Studies on the crosstalk between adjacent such hybrid waveguides reveal the ability to increase the integration density by approximately 60 times compared with the traditional IMI structures when used in 3D photonic circuits. The studied waveguide could be an interesting alternative to realize high density photonic circuits.
authors.affiliation: School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beihang University, 37 Xueyuan Rd, Beijing 100191, China.
authors.forename: Yusheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Jinsong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008422:Materials Testing; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D017785:Photons; D012031:Refractometry / Q000379:methods; D012825:Silicon; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D012825:Silicon