Beaming thermal emission from hot metallic bulls eyes

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 4829-4837

  Han, S E ^a   Norris, D J ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANGULAR DIVERGENCE; NORMAL DIRECTION; SINGLE BEAM; SURFACE PLASMONS; THERMAL EMISSIONS; THERMAL EXCITATION; THERMAL PROCESS;

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EID: 77749336146     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.004829     Document Type: Article

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