Optimized nonadiabatic nanofocusing of plasmons by tapered metal rods

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Gramotnev, Dmitri K ^a   Vogel, Michael W ^a   Stockman, Mark I ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; METALS; NANORODS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ADIABATIC APPROXIMATIONS; ADIABATIC THEORY; ANALYTICAL EQUATIONS; LOCAL ELECTRIC FIELDS; LOCAL-FIELD ENHANCEMENT; METAL RODS; NON ADIABATIC; NUMERICA L RESULTS; OPTIMAL LENGTH; RADIUS OF CURVATURE; TAPER ANGLES;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 49749126793     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2963699     Document Type: Article

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