Electromagnetic resonances of a multilayer metal-dielectric stack

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 734-742

  Gadsdon, M R ^a   Parsons, J ^a   Sambles, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FREQUENCY BANDS; METALS; MULTILAYERS;

DIELECTRIC CAVITIES; DIELECTRIC LAYER; DIFFERENT BOUNDARY CONDITION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RESONANCE; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; LOW FREQUENCY BAND; METAL DIELECTRICS; METAL-DIELECTRIC INTERFACE;

EVANESCENT FIELDS;

EID: 65249101383     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.000734     Document Type: Article

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