Application of the boundary-element method to the interaction of light with single and coupled metallic nanoparticles

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1969-1973

  Rockstuhl, Carsten ^a   Salt, Martin Guy ^a   Herzig, Hans Feter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; ELECTRONS; LIGHT SCATTERING; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

METALLIC NANOPARTICLES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 0141886076     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.20.001969     Document Type: Article

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