Optical antennas based on coupled nanoholes in thin metal films

Nature Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 884-889

  Alaverdyan, Y ^a   Seplveda, B ^a   Eurenius, L ^a   Olsson, E ^a   Kall M ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; SURFACE PLASMONS;

FAR-FIELD PROPERTIES; OPTICAL ANTENNAS; OPTICAL INTERACTIONS; PHOTONIC APPLICATION; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; STRONG INTERACTION; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; THIN METAL FILMS;

METALLIC FILMS;

EID: 36749060897     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys785     Document Type: Article

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