Polarization and phase control of remote surface-plasmon-mediated two-photon-induced emission and waveguiding

Nano Letters

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2804-2809

  Gunn, Jess M ^a   Ewald, Melinda ^a   Dantus, Marcos ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOCAL SPOT; INCIDENT BEAMS; PHOTON INDUCED LUMINESCENCE;

LASER PULSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LUMINESCENCE; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE CONTROL; PHOTONS; SILVER;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33846390734     PISSN: 15306984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nl0619150     Document Type: Article

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