Strongly modified plasmon-matter interaction with mesoscopic quantum emitters

Nature Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 215-218

  Andersen, Mads Lykke ^a   Stobbe, SØren ^a   SØrensen, Anders SØndberg ^b   Lodahl, Peter ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOSTRUCTURES; PLASMONICS; PLASMONS; QUANTUM OPTICS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

LIGHT-MATTER INTERACTIONS; MESOSCOPIC EFFECTS; METALLIC NANOSTRUCTURE; NANOPHOTONIC DEVICES; OPTICAL ENVIRONMENT; PLASMON EXCITATIONS; PLASMONIC NANOSTRUCTURES; STRONG CONFINEMENT;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 79952450793     PISSN: 17452473     EISSN: 17452481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphys1870     Document Type: Article

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