Comprehensive microscopic model of the extraordinary optical transmission

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

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2542-2550

  Liu, Haitao ^a   Lalanne, Philippe ^b  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METALLIC COMPOUNDS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACE WAVES;

ACCURATE PREDICTION; AT RESONANCE; CYLINDRICAL WAVE; EXTRAORDINARY OPTICAL TRANSMISSION; METAL CONDUCTIVITY; METALLIC SURFACE; MICROSCOPIC MODELS; MICROWAVE RADIATIONS; SPECTRAL RANGE; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; SURFACE RESONANCE;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

EID: 78649921911     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.27.002542     Document Type: Article

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