Optimization of the nanolens consisting of coupled metal nanoparticles: An analytical approach

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 98, Issue 15, 2011, Pages

  Sun, G ^a   Khurgin, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; DIFFERENT SIZES; EFFECTIVE VOLUME; FIELD ENHANCEMENT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOLENS; NARROW GAP; SUBWAVELENGTH FOCUSING;

NANOPARTICLES;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 79954608947     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3581886     Document Type: Article

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