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Low-Loss Propagation in Semiconductor AlxGa1-xAs Waveguide

Received: 11 November 2014     Accepted: 11 December 2014     Published: 19 December 2014
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Abstract

We theoretically studied the effect of a metal dimensions on the propagation loss of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) in a metal-semiconductor-semiconductor (MSS). The propagation loss of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) is studied at the interfaces between metals and active media .The propagation loss is calculated at the wavelength λ=1550nm for different widths and thicknesses of a gold layer. Also it has been observed the variation of the propagation loss with the height of the AlxGa1-xAs which is between the gold film and high refractive semiconductor. We analyze metal-semiconductor-semiconductor (MSS) waveguide by using the effective-index method (EIM) and the finite-difference-time-domain (FDTD) methods.

Published in American Journal of Modern Physics (Volume 3, Issue 6)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajmp.20140306.19
Page(s) 254-256
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Keywords

Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPPs), Metal-Semiconductor- Semiconductor Waveguides Propagation Loss

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  • Hawler Technical Institute, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

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