3-dimensional local field polarization vector mapping of a focused radially polarized beam using gold nanoparticle functionalized tips

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 2280-2286

  Ahn, J S ^a   Kihm, H W ^a   Kihm, J E ^a   Kim, D S ^a   Lee, K G ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; VECTOR SPACES;

3-DIMENSIONAL SPACES; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; LOCAL ELECTRIC FIELD; LOCAL POLARIZATION; POLARIZABILITY TENSOR; POLARIZATION STATE; RADIAL POLARIZATION; RADIALLY POLARIZED BEAM;

POLARIZATION;

GOLD; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTOMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GOLD; LIGHT; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NANOPARTICLES; REFRACTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 60549083520     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.002280     Document Type: Article

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