Design study for transmission improvement of resonant surface plasmons using dielectric diffraction gratings

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2924-2931

  Choi, Seung Ho ^a   Kim, Sung June ^a   Byun, Kyung Min ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; PLASMONS; SILVER; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DIELECTRIC DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; OPTICAL BIO-SENSORS; OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM; POLARIZATION FILTERS; RADIATIVE SURFACES; RIGOROUS COUPLED WAVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PLASMON WAVES;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

ARTICLE; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; STATISTICS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 67249109111     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.002924     Document Type: Article

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