Plasmonic MIM and MSM Waveguide Couplers for Plasmonic Integrated Computing System

Plasmonic metal-insulator-metal waveguide (MIM WG) is a promising building block of devices of a plasmonic computing system, and metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) WG offers high-speed detection of plasmon signals. MIM and MSM WG couplers are an essential component of any integrated computing system th...

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Main Authors: Samantha Lubaba Noor, Pol Van Dorpe, Dennis Lin, Francky Catthoor, Azad Naeemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2022-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9832461/
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author Samantha Lubaba Noor
Pol Van Dorpe
Dennis Lin
Francky Catthoor
Azad Naeemi
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Pol Van Dorpe
Dennis Lin
Francky Catthoor
Azad Naeemi
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description Plasmonic metal-insulator-metal waveguide (MIM WG) is a promising building block of devices of a plasmonic computing system, and metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) WG offers high-speed detection of plasmon signals. MIM and MSM WG couplers are an essential component of any integrated computing system that requires an interface between the plasmonic devices and the electronic circuits. However, the MIM and MSM WG couplers have not yet been explored and systematically studied. This work analyzes and benchmarks various coupling schemes of the plasmonic MIM and MSM WGs to single out the best coupling approach. From the detailed numerical analysis and considering the trade-offs among coupling loss, total capacitance, system noise, and bandwidth, a holistic metric is introduced to quantify and compare the system-level performance of the couplers, and a novel coupling scheme is identified as the most attractive choice for coupling the two WGs.
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spelling doaj.art-3307cd5106d84e578d4b1a8f30192e3f2022-12-22T00:58:42ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552022-01-0114411010.1109/JPHOT.2022.31916279832461Plasmonic MIM and MSM Waveguide Couplers for Plasmonic Integrated Computing SystemSamantha Lubaba Noor0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7518-4858Pol Van Dorpe1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0918-1664Dennis Lin2Francky Catthoor3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3599-8515Azad Naeemi4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4774-9046Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USAIMEC, Leuven, BelgiumIMEC, Leuven, BelgiumIMEC, Leuven, BelgiumDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USAPlasmonic metal-insulator-metal waveguide (MIM WG) is a promising building block of devices of a plasmonic computing system, and metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) WG offers high-speed detection of plasmon signals. MIM and MSM WG couplers are an essential component of any integrated computing system that requires an interface between the plasmonic devices and the electronic circuits. However, the MIM and MSM WG couplers have not yet been explored and systematically studied. This work analyzes and benchmarks various coupling schemes of the plasmonic MIM and MSM WGs to single out the best coupling approach. From the detailed numerical analysis and considering the trade-offs among coupling loss, total capacitance, system noise, and bandwidth, a holistic metric is introduced to quantify and compare the system-level performance of the couplers, and a novel coupling scheme is identified as the most attractive choice for coupling the two WGs.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9832461/Energy per bitMIM waveguideplasmon detec- torpower transmissionwaveguide coupling
spellingShingle Samantha Lubaba Noor
Pol Van Dorpe
Dennis Lin
Francky Catthoor
Azad Naeemi
Plasmonic MIM and MSM Waveguide Couplers for Plasmonic Integrated Computing System
IEEE Photonics Journal
Energy per bit
MIM waveguide
plasmon detec- tor
power transmission
waveguide coupling
title Plasmonic MIM and MSM Waveguide Couplers for Plasmonic Integrated Computing System
title_full Plasmonic MIM and MSM Waveguide Couplers for Plasmonic Integrated Computing System
title_fullStr Plasmonic MIM and MSM Waveguide Couplers for Plasmonic Integrated Computing System
title_full_unstemmed Plasmonic MIM and MSM Waveguide Couplers for Plasmonic Integrated Computing System
title_short Plasmonic MIM and MSM Waveguide Couplers for Plasmonic Integrated Computing System
title_sort plasmonic mim and msm waveguide couplers for plasmonic integrated computing system
topic Energy per bit
MIM waveguide
plasmon detec- tor
power transmission
waveguide coupling
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9832461/
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