Direct-write method for domain inversion patterns in LiNbO3
We have developed a technique to directly write stable ferroelectric domain patterns into lithium niobate crystals using visible light from an argon laser tightly focused to a diffraction limited spot...
We have developed a technique to directly write stable ferroelectric domain patterns into lithium niobate crystals using visible light from an argon laser tightly focused to a diffraction limited spot...
Influence of relative wafer rotation on the electrical properties of the bonded SiC/SiC interface
Atomically clean SiC wafers with a root-mean-square roughness of 2 nm were bonded in ultrahigh vacuum at 20 MPa of applied uniaxial pressure at temperatures as low as 800 °C. Electrical measuremen...
Atomically clean SiC wafers with a root-mean-square roughness of 2 nm were bonded in ultrahigh vacuum at 20 MPa of applied uniaxial pressure at temperatures as low as 800 °C. Electrical measuremen...
Low-loss fiber accessible plasmon waveguide for planar energy guiding and sensing
Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 3990 (2004); doi:10.1063/1.1753060
Published 3 May 2004
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A metal nanoparticle plasmon waveguide for electromagnetic energy transport utilizing dispersion engineering to increase lateral energy confinement via a two-dimensional pattern of Au dots on an optically thin Si membrane is described. Using finite-difference time-domain simulations and coupled-mode theory, we show that phase-matched evanescent excitation from conventional fiber tapers is possible with efficiencies >90% for realistic geometries. Energy loss in this waveguide is mainly due to material absorption, allowing for 1/e energy decay distances of about 320 µm for excitation at telecommunication frequencies. This concept can be extended to the visible regime and promises applications in optical energy guiding, optical sensing, and switching. ©2004 American Institute of Physics.
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