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PLASMOCOM brings together the leading European laboratories in the field of plasmonics
under the umbrella of a common task: to develop and implement novel concepts for
micro- and nano-scale dynamic and active
photonic components based on metal/polymer nanostructures. By utilizing the unique
properties of metallic systems that allow both
optical and electrical signals to be transmitted along the same
metallic circuitry, this approach will provide a route to innovative
integrated components combining photonics and electronics on
the same chip.
The proposed technology makes use of surface plasmon polaritons—electromagnetic
excitations that propagate along and are bound to an interface between a metal and a dielectric.
These surface electromagnetic waves enable the manipulation of optical signals on a subwavelength
scale and, therefore, are uniquely suitable for applications in integrated photonics
circuits and the development of electronically-driven and all-optical photonic devices.
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