Directional control of light-emitting-diode emission via a subwavelength-apertured metal surface

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 2197-2199

  Harries, Michael D ^a   Summers, Huw D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Light emitting diodes (LEDS); Optical beams; Plasmons

Indexed keywords

GOLD; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS; PHOTONS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

DIRECTIONAL FAR-FIELD PATTERN; HEXAGONAL ARRAY; METAL FILM; SUBWAVELENGTH APERTURES;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 33750083009     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2006.884243     Document Type: Article

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