Nanoholes in metals with applications to sensors and spectroscopy

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 9-12, 2008, Pages 1058-1081

  Marthandam, P ^a   Brolo, A G ^a   Sinton, D ^a   Kavanagh, K L ^b,c   Moffitt, Matthew G ^a   Gordon, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c IBM CANADA LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extraordinary transmission; Nanoholes; Sub wavelength apertures; Surface plasmon resonance; Surface plasmons; Surface enhanced Raman scattering

Indexed keywords

LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMONS; RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACE PLASMONS; SURFACE SCATTERING;

EXTRAORDINARY TRANSMISSION; NANOHOLES; SINGLE RECTANGULAR HOLE; SUBWAVELENGTH APERTURES; SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING (SERS); SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; THEORETICAL INVESTIGATIONS;

NANOSENSORS;

EID: 49449103531     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2008.019831     Document Type: Article

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