An integrated surface-plasmon source

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 10609-10615

  Kim, C S ^a   Vurgaftman, I ^a   Flynn, R A ^a   Kim, M ^a   Lindle, J R ^a   Bewley, W W ^a   Bussmann, K ^a   Meyer, J R ^a   Long, J P ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WAVEGUIDES;

COUPLING EFFICIENCY; LASER DIODES; PLASMONIC WAVEGUIDES; STRIPE WAVEGUIDE; SURFACE-PLASMON;

PLASMONS;

ARTICLE; DIODE LASER; ILLUMINATION; INSTRUMENTATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; LIGHTING; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION;

EID: 77952707234     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.010609     Document Type: Article

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