Characterization of complex plasmonic modes in two-dimensional periodic arrays of metal nanospheres

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1446-1458

  Fructos, Ana L ^a   Campione, Salvatore ^b   Capolino, Filippo ^b   Mesa, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b University of California at Irvine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC DISPERSION; METALS; SILVER; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ANALYSIS METHOD; DIPOLE APPROXIMATION; DISPERSION DIAGRAMS; DYNAMIC FIELDS; LEAKY MODES; LOSSLESS; METAL NANOSPHERES; METAL PARTICLE; METAL SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; MIE THEORY; MODAL DISPERSION; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; PLANAR ARRAYS; PLASMONIC; POLARIZABILITIES; RIEMANN SHEETS; SQUARE LATTICES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL PERIODIC ARRAYS; Z-DIRECTIONS;

NANOSPHERES;

EID: 79958807198     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.001446     Document Type: Article

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