All optical switches based on the coupling of surface plasmon polaritons

We studied the potentials of All Optical Switches (AOS) based on the intensity-dependent coupling and decoupling of light into the SPP modes (Surface Plasmon Polaritons) of a sinusoidally corrugated thin metal film (TMF), due to Kerr induced refractive index changes of the surrounding dielectrics. T...

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Published in:Optics express 2008-06, Vol.16 (13), p.9869-9883
Main Authors: Margheri, G, Del Rosso, T, Sottini, S, Trigari, S, Giorgetti, E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer Simulation
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Light
Models, Theoretical
Refractometry - instrumentation
Scattering, Radiation
Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation
Surface Plasmon Resonance - instrumentation
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Summary:We studied the potentials of All Optical Switches (AOS) based on the intensity-dependent coupling and decoupling of light into the SPP modes (Surface Plasmon Polaritons) of a sinusoidally corrugated thin metal film (TMF), due to Kerr induced refractive index changes of the surrounding dielectrics. The ideal device has two spatially separated outputs, collecting the reflected and transmitted light and the active volume can be as small as 10(-2) mm(3). Gold and PTS (poly-(2,4-hexadiyne-1,6-diol bis(p-toluene sulfonate) are the materials considered. Losses are limited to 1.5 dB,while a 20 dB extinction ratio per gate has been theoretically demonstrated with signal pulsewidths of 5-10 ps , using a maximum optical switching peak power of 11 kW.
ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.16.009869