A Source-Model Technique for analysis of wave guiding along chains of metallic nanowires in layered media

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 25, 2011, Pages 25397-25411

  Szafranek, Dana ^a   Leviatan, Yehuda ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY;

COMPLEX PROPAGATION CONSTANTS; INFINITE CHAINS; LAYERED MEDIA; LAYERED STRUCTURES; METALLIC NANOWIRES; SILVER NANOWIRES; SOURCE-MODEL TECHNIQUE; SURFACE PLASMONS;

NANOWIRES;

METAL NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 82955226171     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.025397     Document Type: Article

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