Quantum-dot-induced transparency in a nanoscale plasmonic resonator

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 23633-23645

  Wu, Xiaohua ^a   Gray, Stephen K ^a   Pelton, Matthew ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMONS; RESONATORS; TRANSPARENCY;

ELECTRODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS; FANO INTERFERENCE; INDUCED TRANSPARENCY; METAL NANOSTRUCTURE; NANO SCALE; NANO-METER-SCALE; NEAR FIELDS; NEAR-FIELD; OPTICAL COUPLINGS; PLASMONIC; QUANTUM DOT; QUANTUM DOTS; SCATTERING SPECTRA; SEMICONDUCTOR NANOCRYSTALS; SINGLE QUANTUM DOT; STRONG-COUPLING REGIME; SURFACE-PLASMON;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 78149457010     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.023633     Document Type: Article

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