Observation of red-shifted strong surface plasmon scattering in single Cu nanowires

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 10282-10287

  Yim, Sang Youp ^a   Ahn, Hong Gyu ^a   Je, Koo Chul ^a   Choi, Moohyun ^b   Park, Chang Woo ^b   Ju, Honglyoul ^a   Park, Seung Han ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Hanbat National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER COMPOUNDS; NANOWIRES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

INTERNAL REFLECTION MICROSCOPE; PHASE RETARDATION EFFECTS; PLASMON PEAK; SURFACE PLASMON SCATTERING SPECTRA;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 34547759295     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.010282     Document Type: Article

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