Coupling output from a micro resonator to a plasmon transmission line
A device for coupling output from a resonant structure to a plasmon transmission line includes a transmission line formed adjacent at least one element of the light-emitting resonant structure; a detector microcircuit disposed adjacent to the transmission line and wherein a beam of charged particles electrically couples the a plasmon wave traveling along the metal transmission line to the microcircuit.
1 . A device for coupling output from a resonant structure to a plasmon transmission line, the device comprising:
a transmission line formed adjacent at least one element of the resonant structure; and
a detector microcircuit disposed adjacent the transmission line and wherein a beam of charged particles electrically couples the a plasmon wave traveling along the metal transmission line to the detector microcircuit.
2 . A device as in claim 1 wherein the transmission line is at an end of the resonant structure.
3 . A device as in claim 1 wherein the generator mechanism is selected from the group comprising:
an ion gun, a Thermionic filament, tungsten filament, a cathode, a vacuum triode, a field emission cathode, a planar vacuum triode, an electron-impact ionizer, a laser ionizer, a chemical ionizer, a thermal ionizer, an ion-impact ionizer.
4 . A device as in claim 1 wherein the beam of charged particles comprises particles selected from the group comprising:
positive ions, negative ions, electrons, and protons and the like.
5 . A device as in claim 1 wherein the detector microcircuit detects the presence of a plasmon wave in the transmission line.
6 . A device as in claim 1 wherein the detector microcircuit detects the absence of a plasmon wave in the transmission line.
7 . A device as in claim 1 wherein the transmission line is formed from a metal.
8 . A device as in claim 6 wherein the metal comprises silver (Ag).
9 . A device as in claim 1 wherein the transmission line has a pointed end and wherein the detector microcircuit is disposed adjacent the pointed end of the transmission line.
10 . A device as in claim 1 further comprising:
shielding structure disposed to prevent interference with the beam of charged particles by sources of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) other than EMR from the transmission line.
11 . A device as in claim 1 further comprising a generator mechanism constructed and adapted to generate a beam of charged particles.