Linear optical response of metallic nanoshells in different dielectric media

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1371-1379

  Pena O ^a   Pal, U ^a   Rodriguez Fernandez L ^b   Crespo Sosa, A ^b  

^a BENEMÉRITA UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALS; NANOSHELLS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PLASMONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SILVER; SURFACE SCATTERING;

DIELECTRIC MEDIA; DIFFERENT GEOMETRY; LINEAR OPTICAL RESPONSE; METALLIC NANOSHELLS; NANO-METER SCALE; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; PLASMON RESONANCES; THIN METALLIC SHELLS;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 55049095921     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.001371     Document Type: Article

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