Loss compensation by gain and spasing

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 369, Issue 1950, 2011, Pages 3510-3524

  Stockman, Mark I ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification; Gain; Metamaterials; Nanoplasmonics; Spaser

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION;

EFFECTIVE DIELECTRIC RESPONSE; GAIN; LOSS COMPENSATION; NANOPLASMONICS; NET GAIN; SPASER; SYSTEM GEOMETRY;

METAMATERIALS;

EID: 80053003545     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2011.0143     Document Type: Article

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