Table 1 Figures-of-merit of the DLSPP waveguide in air

From: A mid-infrared lab-on-a-chip for dynamic reaction monitoring

Figure-of-merit

  

Wavelength (cm−1)

1597

1620

Propagation Length Lp (μm)

1814

1692

neff

1.002

1.002

Losses (dB mm−1)

2.3937

2.5672

Losses (dB per 48 μm)

0.1149

0.1232

  1. The obtained values are calculated with the FEM-based commercial software COMSOL (v5.5) at both wavelengths of interest.