Surface plasmon amplification characteristics of an active three-layer nanoshell-based spaser

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Haopeng ^a   Zhou, Jun ^a   Zou, Weibo ^a   He, Miao ^b  

^a NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLING MECHANISM; GAIN THRESHOLDS; MIE THEORY; OPERATING RANGES; PLASMON HYBRIDIZATION; QUENCHING EFFECT; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; STRUCTURE PARAMETER; SURFACE PLASMONS; THREE-LAYER;

AMPLIFICATION; NANOSHELLS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; SILICA;

PLASMONS;

EID: 84867528892     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4757416     Document Type: Article

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