Analytical solutions to light scattering by plasmonic nanoparticles with nearly spherical shape and nonlocal effect

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2411-2422

  Xie, Huai Yi ^a   Ng, Ming Yaw ^a   Chang, Yia Chung ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LIGHT SCATTERING; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PLASMONS; SCATTERING; SPHERES;

ADDITIONAL BOUNDARY CONDITION; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; ANALYTICAL FORMULATION; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; COMPLEX SURFACE; DIELECTRIC FUNCTIONS; MIE SCATTERING THEORY; NON-LOCAL EFFECT; NON-SPHERICAL; NONLOCAL; OPTICAL BEHAVIOR; PERTURBATION METHOD; PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLE; SPHERICAL SHAPE; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE PLASMON MODES; SURFACE PLASMONS;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 78149294391     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.27.002411     Document Type: Article

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