Metal nanoparticles in strongly confined beams: Transmission, reflection and absorption

Journal of the European Optical Society

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Mojarad, Nassiredin M ^a   Zumofen, Gert ^a   Sandoghdar, Vahid ^a   Agio, Mario ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Focused light; Metal nanoparticles; Scattering and absorption; Surface plasmon polaritons

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949167949     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19902573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2971/jeos.2009.09014     Document Type: Article

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