2015/10/20 by Alexey V. Krasavin, Anatoly V. Zayats, Krasavin, Alexey V. +1
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Optics (physics.optics) #Photonic Crystals and Applications #Photonic and Optical Devices #Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1510.05931
openalex publication_date 2015/10/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Using criteria of bandwidth and energy consumption for signal guiding and\nprocessing, system-level figures of merit for both passive and active plasmonic\ncircuit components are introduced, benchmarking their performance for the\nrealisation of high-bandwidth optical data communication on a chip. The figure\nof merit for passive plasmonic interconnects has been derived in terms of the\nsystem level performance of the plasmonic circuitry, emphasising the bandwidth\nand power consumption densities. These parameters are linked to the local\nwaveguide characteristics, such as the mode propagation length, bend radius and\nmode size. The figure of merit enables a comparison of the main types of\nplasmonic waveguides and can serve as a benchmark for future designs of\nphotonic integrated circuits. A figure of merit for active photonic- or\nplasmonic-based electro-optical, thermo-optical and all-optical modulators is\nalso derived to reflect the same benchmarking principles. A particular emphasis\nis made on establishing a practically oriented benchmark where the integral\nperformance of the circuit, not the size or energy consumption of individual\ncomponents, plays the defining role.\n