Guided plasmon polariton at 2D metal corners

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2333-2342

  Yan, Min ^a   Qiu, Min ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMATIC DISPERSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LASER MODES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMONS; VECTORS;

EFFECTIVE MODE INDEX; GUIDED PLASMON POLARITON; INTEGRATED OPTICAL CIRCUITS;

GUIDED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 36049029781     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.002333     Document Type: Article

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