Publication Date:
2012
abstract:
The optical properties of gold stripe waveguides enhanced with a liquid-crystal overlayer are theoretically investigated. Extensive tunability of modal effective index, area and losses can be achieved via the electro-optic control of the nematic molecules. © 2012 IEEE.
Iris type:
04.01 Contributo in Atti di convegno
Keywords:
Gold stripes; Modal effective index; Nematic molecules; Plasmonic waveguides; Tunabilities; Nematic liquid crystals; Optical properties; Optical waveguides; Photonics
List of contributors:
Beccherelli, Romeo; Zografopoulos, Dimitrios
Book title:
25th IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) 2012