Broadband polarization-independent resonant light absorption using ultrathin plasmonic super absorbers

Nature Communications

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Aydin, Koray ^a   Ferry, Vivian E ^a   Briggs, Ryan M ^a   Atwater, Harry A ^a,b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; NANOMATERIAL; SILVER;

ARTICLE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FILM; LIGHT ABSORPTION; POLARIZATION; SIMULATION; ABSORPTION; CHEMISTRY; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ABSORPTION; LIGHT; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 84855650406     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms1528     Document Type: Article

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