Generation of lossy mode resonances with absorbing thin-films

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 3351-3357

  Del Villar, Ignacio ^a   Zamarreño, Carlos R ^a   Hernaez, Miguel ^a   Arregui, Francisco J ^a   Matias, Ignacio R ^a  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

electromagnetic theory; indium tin oxide (ITO); Thin films

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORIES; INDIUM TIN OXIDE (ITO); OPTIMUM DESIGNS; SENSING DEVICES; SILICA SUBSTRATE;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; INDIUM; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; PLASMONS; SENSORS; SILICA; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; THIN FILMS; TIN; TIN OXIDES;

OXIDE FILMS;

EID: 78649436704     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2010.2082492     Document Type: Article

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