Plasmon-enhanced tapered optical fibers

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2006-05-30

2006-05-30

Lee, John D. (Department: 2874)

Optical waveguides

With optical coupler

Particular coupling structure

C385S117000, C385S139000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07054528

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus includes an optical fiber and an electrically conducting layer. The optical fiber has a tapered portion with a lateral surface and an end face. The electrically conducting layer is located on a portion of the lateral surface of the tapered portion. The tapered portion and electrically conducting layer are configured to generate surface plasmons that propagate along a surface of the conducting layer in response to light of a preselected wavelength arriving at an end of the tapered portion.

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