Surface plasmon polariton (SPP) waveguides harbor many potential applications at visible and near-infrared (NIR)
wavelengths. However, dispersive properties of the metal in the waveguide yields weakly coupled and lossy plasmonic
modes in the mid and long wave infrared range. This is one of the major reasons for the rise in popularity of surface phonon
polariton (SPhP) waveguides in recent research and micro-fabrication pursuit. Silicon carbide (SiC) is a good candidate in
SPhP waveguides since it has negative dielectric permittivity in the long-wave infrared (LWIR) spectral region, indicative
that coupling to surface phonon polaritons is realizable. Introducing surface phonon polaritons for waveguiding provides
good modal confinement and enhanced propagation length. A hybrid waveguide structure at long-wave infrared (LWIR)
is demonstrated in which an eigenmode solver approach in Ansys HFSS was applied. The effect of a three layer
configuration i.e., silicon wire on a benzocyclobutene (BCB) dielectric slab on SiC, and the effects of varying their
dimensions on the modal field distribution and on the propagation length, is presented.
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