Optical modulation processes in thin films based on thermal effects of surface plasmons

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Lereu, A L ^a,b,c   Passian, A ^a,b   Goudonnet, J P ^c   Thundat, T ^a,b   Ferrell, T L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAUSSIAN BEAMS; METAL-DIELECTRIC INTERFACE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE PLASMONS; THIN GOLD FILM;

GOLD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT MODULATORS; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL DIFFUSION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THIN FILMS;

LIGHT MODULATION;

EID: 20844436281     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1900311     Document Type: Article

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