Frequency addressing of nano-objects by electrical tuning of optical antennas

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 997-1001

  De Angelis, Costantino ^a   Locatelli, Andrea ^a   Modotto, Daniele ^a   Boscolo, Stefano ^b   Midrio, Michele ^b   Capobianco, Antonio D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC MEDIA; ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; TUNING;

CONTROL MECHANISM; ELECTRICAL TUNING; ELECTRO-OPTIC RESPONSE; EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT PARAMETER; EXTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELD; LOW FREQUENCY; NANO-OBJECTS; OPTICAL ANTENNAS;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 77955694900     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.000997     Document Type: Article

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