Optimizing nano-optical antenna for the enhancement of spontaneous emission

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 104, Issue , 2010, Pages 313-331

  Gao, H ^a   Li, K ^a   Kong, F M ^a   Xie, H ^a   Zhao, J ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; ANTENNAS; ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; INFRARED DEVICES; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ADAPTIVE MESH REFINEMENT; FAR FIELD DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE ASPECT RATIOS; POSITION AND ORIENTATIONS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION ENHANCEMENT; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED;

NANOANTENNAS;

EID: 77954633440     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER09111607     Document Type: Article

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