Review Article

Subwavelength Plasmonic Waveguides and Plasmonic Materials

Figure 7

(a) A typical MIM-mode profile for 1550 nm light inside a 50 nm-by-50 nm air gap. The substrate and superstrate are silicon dioxide and air, respectively. (b) Propagation distance of the MIM mode for optical to NIR frequency [20].
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