Figure 7

(a) Propagation length (L) and (b) normalized mode area (Aeff /A0) vs. wedge tip curvature radius. The wedge tip angle is 100 deg, the diameter of Si nanowire cylinder is 40 μm and the gap height is 1 μm.

(a) Propagation length (L) and (b) normalized mode area (Aeff /A0) vs. wedge tip curvature radius. The wedge tip angle is 100 deg, the diameter of Si nanowire cylinder is 40 μm and the gap height is 1 μm.