Broadband nano-focusing of light using kissing nanowires

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Lei, Dang Yuan ^a   Aubry, Alexandre ^a   Maier, Stefan A ^a   Pendry, John B ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION CROSS-SECTION; BROAD-BAND SPECTRUM; CONFORMAL TRANSFORMATION; DISSIPATION LOSS; ENERGY ACCUMULATION; FIELD ENHANCEMENT; METAL INSULATOR METALS; METAL PLATES; NANO SCALE; NANO-FOCUSING; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPTICAL RESPONSE; PLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES; RADIATIVE LOSS; SLAB GEOMETRY; STRUCTURE DIMENSIONS; SURFACE PLASMON MODES; TOUCHING POINTS; VISIBLE SPECTRA;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONFORMAL MAPPING; METAL INSULATOR BOUNDARIES; METALS; NANOWIRES; PLASMONS;

PLATE METAL;

EID: 77958605795     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/12/9/093030     Document Type: Article

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