Optical properties of pentagram nanostructures based on localized surface plasmon resonance

Journal of Optics (India)

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 65-70

  Zhu, Shaoli ^a   Zhou, Wei ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Finite difference and time domain; Localized surface plasmon resonance; Pentagram nanostructures; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD DISTRIBUTIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE; GLASS SUBSTRATES; HIGH SENSITIVITY; HOT SPOT; LOCALIZED SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; NANO-FABRICATION METHODS; NANOBIOSENSOR; NANOSTRUCTURE ARRAYS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY; STRUCTURE PARAMETER; TIME DOMAIN;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PLASMONS; SUBSTRATES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 80053926233     PISSN: 09728821     EISSN: 09746900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12596-011-0035-z     Document Type: Article

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