Geometries and materials for subwavelength surface plasmon modes

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

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2442-2446

  Zia, Rashid ^a   Selker, Mark D ^a   Catrysse, Peter B ^a   Brongersma, Mark L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT REFLECTION; METALS; MODAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTIMIZATION;

METAL INSULATOR METAL GEOMETRY; PLASMONIC WAVEGUIDES; SUBWAVELENGTH PITCHES; SURFACE PLASMON MODES;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

METAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMPEDANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; METALS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 10944256373     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.21.002442     Document Type: Article

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