Detection of deep-subwavelength dielectric layers at terahertz frequencies using semiconductor plasmonic resonators

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 5052-5060

  Berrier, Audrey ^a   Albella, Pablo ^c   Ameen Poyli, M ^c   Ulbricht, Ronald ^b   Bonn, Mischa ^b   Aizpurua, Javier ^c   Rivas, Jaime Gómez ^a,d  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^b FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

^c CENTRO MIXTO CSIC UPV EHU   (Spain)

^d EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMONS; RESONATORS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

BOW-TIE ANTENNAS; DEPOSITED LAYER; DETECTION LIMITS; DETECTION SENSITIVITY; DIELECTRIC LAYER; DOPED SILICON; FIELD ENHANCEMENT; FREE-SPACE WAVELENGTHS; INORGANIC FILMS; LOCAL FIELD ENHANCEMENT; MODEL CALCULATIONS; PLASMONIC; TERAHERTZ FREQUENCIES; THZ FIELDS; ULTRA-THIN;

ANTENNAS;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTOMETRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMPEDANCE; INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; SEMICONDUCTOR; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; TRANSDUCER;

CONDUCTOMETRY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTORS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TERAHERTZ RADIATION; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 84857551974     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.005052     Document Type: Article

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