Surface plasmon dynamics in an isolated metallic nanoslit

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 10000-10013

  Wuenschell, Jeff ^a   Kim, Hong Koo ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA OSCILLATIONS;

METAL/DIELECTRIC INTERFACE; METALLIC NANOSLIT; SURFACE PLASMON POLARIZATION CHARGES; SURFACE PLASMON PROPAGATION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33750378730     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.010000     Document Type: Article

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