Ultrawide Bandgap and High Sensitivity of a Plasmonic Metal-Insulator-Metal Waveguide Filter with Cavity and Baffles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Structure Design and Simulation Method
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Chou Chau, Y.-F.; Chou Chao, C.-T.; Huang, H.J.; Kooh, M.R.R.; Kumara, N.T.R.N.; Lim, C.M.; Chiang, H.-P. Ultrawide Bandgap and High Sensitivity of a Plasmonic Metal-Insulator-Metal Waveguide Filter with Cavity and Baffles. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 2030. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10102030
Chou Chau Y-F, Chou Chao C-T, Huang HJ, Kooh MRR, Kumara NTRN, Lim CM, Chiang H-P. Ultrawide Bandgap and High Sensitivity of a Plasmonic Metal-Insulator-Metal Waveguide Filter with Cavity and Baffles. Nanomaterials. 2020; 10(10):2030. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10102030
Chicago/Turabian StyleChou Chau, Yuan-Fong, Chung-Ting Chou Chao, Hung Ji Huang, Muhammad Raziq Rahimi Kooh, Narayana Thotagamuge Roshan Nilantha Kumara, Chee Ming Lim, and Hai-Pang Chiang. 2020. "Ultrawide Bandgap and High Sensitivity of a Plasmonic Metal-Insulator-Metal Waveguide Filter with Cavity and Baffles" Nanomaterials 10, no. 10: 2030. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10102030