Nanoplasmonic waveguides: towards applications in integrated nanophotonic circuits

Yurui Fang; Mengtao Sun

doi:10.1038/lsa.2015.67

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Nanoplasmonic waveguides: towards applications in integrated nanophotonic circuits

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- Nanoplasmonic waveguides: towards applications in integrated nanophotonic circuits
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 4, Issue 3, (2015)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  2.Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, SE-412 96, Sweden
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  MT Sun, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China E-mail: mtsun@iphy.ac.cn
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- DOI：10.1038/lsa.2015.67
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- Published：2015-09，
  
  Published Online：24 February 2015，
  
  Received：29 December 2014，
  
  Revised：11 February 2015，
  
  Accepted：22 February 2015
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Fang, Y. R. & Sun, M. T. Nanoplasmonic waveguides: towards applications in integrated nanophotonic circuits. Light: Science & Applications, 4, e294 (2015).
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Fang, Y. R. & Sun, M. T. Nanoplasmonic waveguides: towards applications in integrated nanophotonic circuits. Light: Science & Applications, 4, e294 (2015). DOI： 10.1038/lsa.2015.67.

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Abstract

The properties of propagating surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) along one-dimensional metal structures have been investigated for more than 10 years and are now well understood. Because of the high confinement of electromagnetic energy

propagating SPPs have been considered to represent one of the best potential ways to construct next-generation circuits that use light to overcome the speed limit of electronics. Many basic plasmonic components have already been developed. In this review

researches on plasmonic waveguides are reviewed from the perspective of plasmonic circuits. Several circuit components are constructed to demonstrate the basic function of an optical digital circuit. In the end of this review

a prototype for an SPP-based nanochip is proposed

and the problems associated with building such plasmonic circuits are discussed. A plasmonic chip that can be practically applied is expected to become available in the near future.

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nanophotonicsplasmonic chipplasmonic circuitsurface plasmonswaveguide

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