Complex dispersion relation of a double chain of lossy metal nanoparticles

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1019-1025

  Guasoni, Massimiliano ^a   Conforti, Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

BLOCH BAND; COMPLEX DISPERSION RELATION; DOUBLE CHAIN; FINITE ELEMENT SOLUTION; GUIDED MODES; MATERIAL LOSS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; MIE SCATTERING THEORY; OPTICAL SIGNALS; PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS; SINGLE CHAINS;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 79959201545     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.001019     Document Type: Article

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