Plasmonic Nanoguides and Circuits

Concentrating on the SP waveguide configurations ensuring nanoscale confinement, this guide reviews the current status of a rapidly emerging field, considering different configurations being developed for nanoscale plasmonic guides and circuits. Both fundamental physics and application aspects of plasmonics are reviewed in detail by world-leading experts. A unique feature of this examination is its strong focus on a particular subfield of plasmonics dealing with subwavelength (nanoscale) waveguiding, an area which is especially important in view of explosively growing interest to plasmonic interconnects and nanocircuits.

In this book, the authors concentrate on the surface Plasmon (SP) waveguide configurations ensuring nanoscale confinement and review the current status of this rapidly emerging field, considering different configurations being developed for nanoscale plasmonic guides and circuits. Both fundamental physics and application aspects of plasmonics are reviewed in detail by the world's leading experts. A unique feature of this book is its strong focus on a particular subfield of plasmonics dealing with subwavelength (nanoscale) waveguiding, an area which is especially important in view of the explosively growing interest in plasmonic interconnects and nanocircuits.

Introduction to Surface Plasmon Polariton WaveguidesNegative Dielectric Optical Waveguides for Nano-Optical GuidingNanoparticle Plasmon WaveguidesSurface Plasmon Polariton Gap Waveguide and Its ApplicationsMetal HeterostructuresPlasmonic Slot WaveguidesPlasmonic ModulatorsMetal Trench Waveguides: Experiments and AnalysisFundamentals of Channel and Wedge Plasmon PolaritonsChannel Plasmon Polaritons in Triangular GroovesNanophotonic Components Utilizing Channel Plasmon PolaritonsAdiabatic Concentration and Coherent Control in Nanoplasmonic WaveguidesNanoplasmonics: Components, Devices and Circuits

Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi is professor at the Institute of Sensors, Signals and Electrotechnics (SENSE) at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. He received an MSc in physics in 1978 and a PhD in quantum electronics in 1981 from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (also known as "FizTech") and a DSc in 1998 from Aarhus University, Denmark. He has authored and co-authored more than 200 papers in refereed journals as well as five book chapters. A co-author of eight patents, he is currently involved with research in nano-optics and plasmonics, including near-field imaging and light scattering, enhancement and guiding by nanostructures. He is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America.