Nanoscale Waveguide Schematic (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Nanoscale Waveguide Schematic

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The hybrid plasmon polariton (HPP) nanoscale waveguide consists of a semiconductor strip separated from a metallic surface by a low dielectric gap. Schematic shows HPP waveguide responding when a metal slit at the guide’s input end is illuminated.

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courtesy of Xiang Zhang group

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