Miniature Surface Plasmon Polariton Amplitude Modulator by Beat Frequency and Polarization Control

The miniaturization of modulators keeps pace for the compact devices in optical applications. Here, we present a miniature surface plasmon polariton amplitude modulator (SPPAM) by directing and interfering surface plasmon polaritons on a nanofabricated chip. Our results show that this SPPAM enables...

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Main Authors: Chang, Cheng-Wei, Lin, Chu-En, Yu, Chih-Jen, Yeh, Ting-Tso, Yen, Ta-Jen
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4997335/