Dispersive properties of linear chains of lossy metal nanoparticles

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1576-1582

  Conforti, Matteo ^a   Guasoni, Massimiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NANOPARTICLES;

BLOCH BAND; COUPLED DIPOLE APPROXIMATIONS; DISPERSIVE PROPERTIES; FINITE ELEMENT SOLUTION; GUIDED MODES; LINEAR CHAIN; MATERIAL LOSS; MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; MIE SCATTERING THEORY; OPTICAL SIGNALS; PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS;

MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

EID: 77955785254     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.001576     Document Type: Article

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