Subwavelength nanoplasmonic ring resonators

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1763-1769

  Citrin, D S ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA TECH LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

RING RESONATORS; TIGHT BINDING MODEL;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 24144491632     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.22.001763     Document Type: Article

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