Effects of shape and loading of optical nanoantennas on their sensitivity and radiation properties

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1266-1274

  Zhao, Yang ^a   Engheta, Nader ^b   Alù, Andrea ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMONS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIOSENSING APPLICATIONS; DESIGN METHOD; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DESIGN RULES; ENHANCED SENSITIVITY; LABEL FREE; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON; NANOANTENNAS; PLASMONIC; RADIATION PROPERTIES;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

EID: 79959223842     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.28.001266     Document Type: Article

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