Optical properties of discontinuous gold films: Finite-size effects

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 85-92

  Dalacu, Dan ^a   Martinu, Ludvik ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOLD; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RESONATORS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

FREE ELECTRONS;

PLASMA OSCILLATIONS;

EID: 0035586247     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.000085     Document Type: Article

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