Surface plasmon polariton generation by light scattering off aligned organic nanofibers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 249-256

  Skovsen, Esben ^a   Søndergaard, Thomas ^a   Fiutowski, Jacek ^b   Rubahn, Horst Günter ^b   Pedersen, Kjeld ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; NANOFIBERS;

DIFFERENTIAL TRANSMISSION; EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; LEAKAGE RADIATION; LIGHT INCIDENCE; OBLIQUE ANGLES; SCATTERING CROSS SECTION; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; THIN SILVER FILMS;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 84857399912     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.29.000249     Document Type: Article

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