A computational study of the optical response of strongly coupled metal nanoparticle chains

Optics Communications

Volumn 281, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 855-864

  Fung, Kin Hung ^a   Chan, C T ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Collective resonance; Metal nanoparticle; Optical response; Plasmonic resonance

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SILVER; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

COLLECTIVE RESONANCE; INTER-CHAIN DISTANCE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL RESPONSE; PLASMONIC RESONANCE;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 37549040553     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2007.10.019     Document Type: Article

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