Polarization-sensitive perfect absorbers at near-infrared wavelengths

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 101, 2013, Pages A111-A122

  Meng, Lijun ^a,b   Zhao, Ding ^a   Li, Qiang ^a   Qiu, Min ^a,c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTLES;

ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; ABSORPTION PEAKS; BROADBAND ABSORBERS; NARROW BANDS; NEAR-INFRARED WAVELENGTH; PERFECT ABSORBER; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS;

POLARIZATION;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; REFRACTOMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ABSORPTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIGHT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; REFRACTOMETRY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872690968     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.00A111     Document Type: Article

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