Figures of merit for surface plasmon waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 26, 2006, Pages 13030-13042

  Berini, Pierre ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Spectalis Corp   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; METAL INSULATOR BOUNDARIES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

BENEFIT-TO-COST RATIOS; DIELECTRIC SLABS; QUALITY FACTORS; SURFACE PLASMON WAVEGUIDES;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 33845809518     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.013030     Document Type: Article

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