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Mode composition of waveguides based on hyperbolic van der Waals crystal in the visible range
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Matveeva O. G. 1, Voronin K. V. 2, Grudinin D. V. 1,3, Chikalkin S. D.1,4, Pak N. V.1, Titova M. I.5, Baranov D. G.1, Vishnevyy A. A.1, Volkov V. S.3, Arsenin A. V.1,3
1Photonics, Quantum Technologies and 2D Materials, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region, Russia
2Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia/San-Sebastian, Spain
3Emerging Technologies Research Center, XPANCEO, Internet City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
4Russian Quantum Center, Moscow, Russia
5Laboratory of Programmable Functional Materials, Center for Neurophysics and Neuromorphic Technologies, Moscow, Russia
Email: matveeva@phystech.edu
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Optical waveguides are fundamental elements for nanotechnology applications due to their ability to efficiently transmit light signals at nanoscale. Plasmon polariton waveguides based on MoOCl2, a hyperbolic van der Waals material with near-infrared and visible light performance, are demonstrated. A figure of merit (FOM) of approximately 40 is observed in the 530-960 nm range. Furthermore, a high degree of waveguide mode localization, up to q=15, is observed. The dependence of the waveguide characteristics on the angle between the main waveguide axis and the in-plane crystallographic axes is also calculated. Keywords: optical waveguides, hyperbolic plasmon polaritons, biaxial van der Waals crystal, superlocalized modes.
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