Optical 3D cavity modes below the diffraction-limit using slow-wave surface-plasmon-polaritons

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2607-2612

  Feigenbaum, Eyal ^a   Orenstein, Meir ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

OPTICAL 3D CAVITY MODES; RADIATION LOSS; SLOW WAVE EFFECT; SURFACE-PLASMON-POLARITONS;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 33847722603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.002607     Document Type: Article

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