Low-loss plasmonic waveguide based on gain-assisted periodic metal nanosphere chains

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 23035-23040

  Zhang, Haixi ^a   Ho, Ho Pui ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; NANOSPHERES; PLASMONS; RESONANCE;

DIELECTRIC SPECTRA; EIGENMODE ANALYSIS; EXPANSION METHODS; GAIN MATERIALS; INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES; LOW LOSS; METAL NANOSPHERES; METALLIC NANOSPHERES; NANO-SCALE WAVEGUIDES; ORTHONORMAL BASIS; PLASMONIC RESONANCES; PLASMONIC WAVEGUIDES; WAVE-GUIDING; WAVEGUIDE LOSS;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 78149362875     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.023035     Document Type: Article

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