Optical properties of metal-dielectric-metal microcavities in the THz frequency range

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 13886-13907

  Todorov, Y ^a   Tosetto, L ^a   Teissier, J ^a   Andrews, A M ^b   Klang, P ^b   Colombelli, R ^c   Sagnes, I ^d   Strasser, G ^b   Sirtori, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLIC COMPOUNDS; METALS;

DIELECTRIC SLABS; ELECTROMAGNETIC MODES; FAR FIELD; FREE SPACE; METAL MICROCAVITY; METAL STRUCTURES; METALLIC SURFACE; NEAR FIELDS; PHOTONIC MODES; PHYSICAL MECHANISM; RESONANCE POSITION; SUB-WAVELENGTH; THEORETICAL STUDY; THZ FREQUENCIES;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

METAL;

ARTICLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRON; IMPEDANCE; INFRARED RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICS; SEMICONDUCTOR; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; INFRARED RAYS; METALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; SEMICONDUCTORS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 77953847800     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.013886     Document Type: Article

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