Fourier-transform terahertz near-field imaging of one-dimensional slit arrays: Mapping of electric-field-, magnetic-field-, and Poynting vectors

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 11781-11789

  Seo, M A ^a   Adam, A J L ^b   Kang, J H ^c   Lee, J W ^a   Jeoung, S C ^d   Park, Q H ^c   Planken, P C M ^b,e   Kim, D S ^a,e  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

^e DSK and PCMP's Groups ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMONS; WAVELENGTH;

NEAR FIELD IMAGING; PLASMONIC STRUCTURES; TEMPORAL RESOLUTION;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 34648846631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.011781     Document Type: Article

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