Photocurrent mapping of near-field optical antenna resonances

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 588-593

  Barnard, Edward S ^a   Pala, Ragip A ^a   Brongersma, Mark L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; LIGHT; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICON ON INSULATOR TECHNOLOGY;

HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX; LIGHT SCATTERING MEASUREMENT; LIGHT SCATTERING TECHNIQUES; LOCAL ELECTRIC FIELD; PHOTONICS APPLICATIONS; QUANTITATIVE KNOWLEDGE; SEMICONDUCTOR ANTENNAS; SILICON-ON-INSULATOR SUBSTRATES;

NANOANTENNAS;

NANOWIRE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MEASUREMENT; NANOANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEAR FIELD OPTICAL ANTENNA RESONANCE; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY; PHOTOCURRENT MAPPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIMULATION; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

EID: 80052563623     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2011.131     Document Type: Article

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