Environment effects on surface-plasmon spectra in gold-island films potential for sensing applications

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 34, 1998, Pages 8030-8037

  Meriaudeau, Fabrice ^a,b   Downey, Todd R ^c   Passian, Ali ^c   Wig, Andrew ^c   Ferrell, Thomas L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; DIELECTRIC FILMS; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GOLD; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUIDS; OPTICAL FIBERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RESONANCE; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS;

DIELECTRIC FUNCTION; DIELECTRIC LIQUID; GOLD ISLAND FILMS; SURFACE PLASMON SPECTRA;

LIGHT ABSORPTION;

EID: 0032361684     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.008030     Document Type: Article

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