Super-resolution and frequency-dependent efficiency of near-field optical disks with silver nanoparticles

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 9422-9430

  Ng, Ming Yaw ^a   Liu, Wei Chih ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SILVER; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

SILVER NANOPARTICLES; SURFACE PLASMONS;

OPTICAL DISK STORAGE;

EID: 27744546271     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.009422     Document Type: Article

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