Leakage radiation microscopy of surface plasmon coupled emission: Investigation of gain-assisted propagation in an integrated plasmonic waveguide

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-172

  Grandidier, J ^a   Des Francs, G Colas ^a   Massenot, S ^a   Bouhelier, A ^a   Markey, L ^a   Weeber, J C ^a   Dereux, A ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE INTERDISCIPLINAIRE CARNOT DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Leakage radiation microscopy; plasmon; spaser; surface plasmon coupled emission

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PLASMONICS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRAVELING WAVE TUBES;

DIELECTRIC-LOADED SURFACE PLASMON POLARITON WAVEGUIDES; EMISSION TECHNIQUES; LEAKAGE RADIATION MICROSCOPIES; PLASMONIC WAVEGUIDES; PROPAGATION LENGTHS; SINGLE MODE; SPASER; SURFACE PLASMON-COUPLED EMISSION; VISIBLE RANGE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

QUANTUM DOT;

ARTICLE; EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; LEAKAGE RADIATION MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PLASMON COUPLED EMISSION;

EID: 77954740850     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2010.03368.x     Document Type: Article

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