Cancellation of photoinduced absorption in metal nanoparticle composites through a counterintuitive consequence of local field effects

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1625-1631

  Smith, David D ^a   Fischer, George ^b   Boyd, Robert W ^c   Gregory, Don A ^d  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 0031520425     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.001625     Document Type: Article

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