Grating formation by metal-nanoparticle-mediated coupling of light into waveguided modes

Nature Photonics

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 360-364

  Eurenius, L ^a   Hagglund C ^a   Olsson, E ^a   Kasemo, B ^a   Chakarov, D ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX NANOSTRUCTURES; GRATING FORMATION; INCIDENT LIGHT; NANOPARTICLE LATTICE; SINGLE LASER PULSE; STRONG COUPLING; TWO-DIMENSIONAL GRATING; WAVEGUIDE PLASMON POLARITONS;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS;

NANOSTRUCTURES;

EID: 44849121399     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2008.80     Document Type: Article

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