Status and prospects for metallic and plasmonic nano-lasers [Invited]

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Hill, Martin T ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT SOURCES; RESONATORS;

DIFFRACTION LIMITS; LOOK-FORWARD; OPTICAL MODES; PLASMONIC; STATUS AND PROSPECT; WAVELENGTH OF LIGHT;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION;

EID: 78149364215     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.27.000B36     Document Type: Article

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