Direct laser-writing of dielectric-loaded surface plasmon-polariton waveguides for the visible and near infrared

verfasst von

Carsten Reinhardt, Andreas Seidel, Andrey Evlyukhin, Wei Cheng, Roman Kiyan, Boris Chichkov

Abstract

We demonstrate flexible and low-cost fabrication of dielectric-loaded surface plasmon-polariton waveguides. The waveguide structures are fabricated by two-photon polymerization of commercially available, spin-coatable epoxy-based UV-lithographic resist on a metal covered glass slide. The excitation and guiding properties of the plasmonic waveguides are investigated in the far-field at a wavelength of 632.8 nm by imaging the leakage radiation from the waveguide modes. The optimum bending radius for right angle bends is measured to 6 ìm providing a transmission of up to 70%. The functionality of more complex Y-splitters is demonstrated.

Externe Organisation(en)

Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH)

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing

Band

100

Seiten

347-352

Anzahl der Seiten

6

ISSN

0947-8396

Publikationsdatum

30.06.2010

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Allgemeine Chemie, Allgemeine Materialwissenschaften

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-5872-0 (Zugang: Unbekannt)