Influence of the interaction between metal particles on optical properties of Ag-Si3N4 composite films. II. Two-particle approximation

Applied Optics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1249-1253

  Ou, Ding Rong ^a   Zhu, Jing ^a   Zhao, Jia Hao ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; METALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SILVER COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

METAL PARTICLES; NEAR-FIELD ENHANCEMENT PROPERTY; TWO-PARTICLE APPROXIMATION;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 33645508183     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.001249     Document Type: Article

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