Surface Plasmon-Polariton Actuated Transistors

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Patent No.
7,960,753
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Device or Machine

A surface plasmon polaritron activated semiconductor device uses a surface plasmon wire that functions as an optical waveguide for fast communication of a signal and functions as a energy translator using a wire tip for translating the optical signal passing through the waveguide into plasmon-polaritron energy at a connection of the semiconductor device, such as a transistor, to activate the transistor for improved speed of communications and switching for preferred use in digital systems.

Keywords: transistors
International Class: H01L29/24, H01L29/10