Surface plasmon-polariton mediated light emission through thin metal films

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 16, 2004, Pages 3673-3685

  Wedge, Stephen ^a   Barnes, W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; METALLIC FILMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTONS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; THIN FILMS;

PLANAR STRUCTURES; POLARITONS; SURFACE PLASMONS; THIN METAL FILMS;

LIGHT EMISSION;

EID: 4644251921     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.003673     Document Type: Article

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