Research Article
Nanomaterials in Nanophotonics Structure for Performing All-Optical 2 × 1 Multiplexer Based on Elliptical IMI-Plasmonic Waveguides
Table 7
Explanation of the values of the contrast loss.
| | CL (dB) ranges | Description | Assessment of CL |
| | Negative value | Ultralow | Bad and inefficient | | Less than or equal 4 | Very low | Accepted | | More than 4 to 8 | Low | Moderate | | More than 8 to 12 | Medium | Good | | More than 12 to 16 | High | Very good and efficient | | More than 16 to 20 | Very high | Excellent and efficient | | More than 20 dB | Ultrahigh | Excellent and optimum |
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