Nanometric control of the distance between plasmonic nanoparticles using optical forces

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 14914-14920

  Sepulveda, B ^a   Alegret, J ^a   Kall M ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMERS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; RAYLEIGH FADING; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

OPTICAL FORCES; PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLES; STABLE SEPARATION DISTANCE;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 35948950307     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.014914     Document Type: Article

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