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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Phaedon Avouris, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Vasili Perebeinos, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Mathias B. Steiner, New York, NY (US);
Alberto Valdes Garcia, Hartsdale, NY (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2006.01); H04B 10/80 (2013.01); H04B 10/90 (2013.01); G02B 6/122 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/26 (2013.01); G02B 6/1226 (2013.01); H04B 10/801 (2013.01); H04B 10/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
A signal transfer link includes a first plasmonic coupler, and a second plasmonic coupler spaced apart from the first plasmonic coupler to form a gap. An insulator layer is formed over end portions of the first and second plasmonic couplers and in and over the gap. A plasmonic conductive layer is formed over the gap on the insulator layer to excite plasmons to provide signal transmission between the first and second plasmonic couplers.