Plasmonic effect of gold nanospheroid on spontaneous emission

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn , Issue 31, 2011, Pages 283-296

  Liaw, J W ^a   Chen, C S ^b   Chen, J H ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DIPOLE; ENHANCEMENT FACTOR; EXCITATION RATE; LONG AXIS; MULTIPOLE METHODS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PLASMONIC; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE FREQUENCY;

ELECTRIC EXCITATION; PLASMONS; QUANTUM YIELD; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

EID: 79960198235     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERB11041405     Document Type: Article

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