Hybrid Plasmonic Waveguiding Model in a V-shaped Silicon Groove
Keywords:
Finite element method, hybrid plasmonic waveguide, Modal analysis, V-shaped silicon grooveAbstract
A modified V-shaped silicon groove waveguide, embeded with metal nanowire,which is coated with a low refractive index layer was proposed. Finite element method (FEM) is used to numerically simulate the characteristics of the hybrid plasmonic mode at the wavelength of 1550nm. The simulation results show that the hybrid plasmonic mode can be confined to the dielectric layer on the surface of the metal nanowire. Meanwhile, factors on the modal properties are analyzed. Low loss and strong mode confinement can be realized by adjusting the size of the dielectric and metal nanowires as well as the angle of the V-shaped groove. The overall performance of the proposed model is superior to that of traditional hybrid plasmonic waveguides.
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