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Plasmonics and polaritonics surpass limited in speed nanoelectronics and limited in size microphotonics

V. KANTSER1

Affiliation

  1. Institute of Electronic Engineering and Industrial Technologies, ASM, Academiei str. 3/3, MD2028, Chisinau, Moldova

Abstract

The paper reviews the recent results concerning the new concepts and achievements in the area of plasmonics, which is defined as plasmon-polariton–based photonics and electronics and which has greatly emerged last years. The attributes of plasmonic structures to confine light to volumes significantly smaller than the diffraction limit of light are discussed and a number of important plasmonics related fields are presented, with an emphasis on structures consisting of metallic and semiconductor nanowires. The first part of the paper introduce the two major ingredients of plasmonics, interface plasmonpolaritons at metallic and semiconductor interfaces and localized plasmons in nanostructures. Some technological routs of plasmonics nanostructure fabrication are reviewed. In last part some of the most prominent applications of plasmonics are discussed: plasmonics optical nanodevices and plasmonics in thermoelectricity.

Keywords

Plasmonics, Interface plasmon-polaritons, Waveguides, Metamaterials.

Submitted at: April 7, 2010
Accepted at: April 26, 2010

Citation

V. KANTSER, Plasmonics and polaritonics surpass limited in speed nanoelectronics and limited in size microphotonics, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 12, Iss. 4, pp. 793-799 (2010)