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In this article, we examine spectral transmission characteristics based on the self-imaging effect in plasmonic multimode waveguides. For the analysis, we calculate the correlation between an input field and the field in the self-imaging plane. We perform full vectorial computations using the Method of Lines as numerical method. The resulting transmission profile is discussed with regards to the attenuation, the even and odd mode sets and for several structural parameters of the plasmonic waveguide. The introduced transmission characteristic may offer the opportunity for the implementation of filtering operations in plasmonic waveguides.
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Edelmann, A.G., Helfert, S.F. & Jahns, J. Transmission characteristics in plasmonic multimode waveguides. Opt Quant Electron 42, 531–540 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-011-9439-x
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