Electrical excitation of confined surface plasmon polaritons in metallic slot waveguides

Nano Lett. 2010 Apr 14;10(4):1429-32. doi: 10.1021/nl1003416.

Abstract

We present the realization of an integrated electrical source of confined surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) in metal-insulator-metal waveguides. Using an integrated light-emitting diode (LED) and subwavelength slits, we can couple light emitted by the LED directly into waveguided plasmon modes. Polarization-dependent measurements, decay length measurements, and spectral measurements are performed to confirm the electrical excitation of SPPs and characterize the properties of the plasmonic waveguide.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Electrons*
  • Equipment Design
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Nanotechnology / instrumentation
  • Nanotechnology / methods*
  • Quantum Theory
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / instrumentation
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance / methods*