Light scattering, field localization and local density of states in co-axial plasmonic nanowires

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 16120-16132

  Lawrence, Nate ^a   Dal Negro, Luca ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC WIRE; LIGHT; METAL INSULATOR BOUNDARIES; NANOWIRES; PLASMONS; SCATTERING;

CO-AXIAL; CYLINDRICAL NANOSTRUCTURES; DIELECTRIC GAPS; DIELECTRIC INDICES; DIELECTRIC REGIONS; ELECTRIC FIELD ENHANCEMENT; EMISSION RATES; FAR-FIELD; FAR-FIELD SCATTERING; FAR-FIELD ZONES; FIELD LOCALIZATION; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; LIGHT EMITTERS; LOCAL DENSITY OF STATE; METAL INSULATOR METALS; MULTIBAND; MULTIPLE FREQUENCY; MULTIPOLAR EXPANSION; NANOPLASMONICS; NEAR-FIELD; NEAR-FIELD ENHANCEMENT; OPTICAL DETECTORS; PLASMONIC RESPONSE; SCATTERING THEORY; SUB-WAVELENGTH; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; VISIBLE AND NEAR INFRARED;

MIM DEVICES;

EID: 77954901379     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.016120     Document Type: Article

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