“…A MIM structure has the advantages of providing deep sub-wavelength confinement of light and good balance between propagation length and loss, as well as ease of integration on a microchip 5 , 6 . Today, many plasmonic structures have been designed for a wide range of applications, including filters 7 – 9 , sensors 10 – 18 , demultiplexers 19 , 20 , switches 21 – 23 , logic gates 24 , etc. Although these structures can be realized using other techniques such as silicon photonic technology or photonic crystals, plasmonic structures occupy a much smaller area compared to the mentioned platforms 25 , 26 .…”