Using direct nanoimprinting to study extraordinary transmission in textured metal films

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 2415-2422

  Chuang, S Y ^a   Chen, H L ^a   Kuo, S S ^a   Lai, Y H ^b   Lee, C C ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DIRECT NANOIMPRINTING; THERMAL EMBOSSING IMPRINT METHOD;

METALLIC FILMS;

EID: 39749168492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.002415     Document Type: Article

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