title: Programming of inhomogeneous resonant guided wave networks.
abstract: Photonic functions are programmed by designing the interference of local waves in inhomogeneous resonant guided wave networks composed of power-splitting elements arranged at the nodes of a nonuniform waveguide network. Using a compact, yet comprehensive, scattering matrix representation of the network, the desired photonic function is designed by fitting structural parameters according to an optimization procedure. This design scheme is demonstrated for plasmonic dichroic and trichroic routers in the infrared frequency range.
authors.affiliation: Thomas J Watson Laboratory of Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. eyalf@caltech.edu
authors.forename: Eyal
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Feigenbaum
authors.forename: Stanley P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Burgos
authors.forename: Harry A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Atwater
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D008027:Light; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D020349:Surface Plasmon Resonance / Q000295:instrumentation*