The effect of metal dispersion on the resonance of antennas at infrared frequencies

Infrared Physics and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-51

  González, Francisco Javier ^a   Alda, Javier ^b   Simón, Jorge ^a   Ginn, James ^c   Boreman, Glenn ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN COMUNICACIÓN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antenna coupled detectors; Infrared detectors; Material dispersion; Nanophotonics

Indexed keywords

DETECTORS; DIPOLE ANTENNAS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; INFRARED DETECTORS; PHOTONICS;

BOWTIE ANTENNAS; INFRARED FREQUENCIES; MATERIAL DISPERSION; METAL DISPERSIONS; METALLIC THIN FILMS; NANOPHOTONICS; OPTICAL PARAMETERS; PRACTICAL GUIDELINES; SIMULATION RESULTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETER;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 58349097892     PISSN: 13504495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infrared.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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