Dielectric resonator antenna for applications in nanophotonics

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1234-1239

  Malheiros Silveira, Gilliard N ^a   Wiederhecker, Gustavo S ^a   Hernández Figueroa, Hugo E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; NANOPHOTONICS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; RADAR SYSTEMS; SATELLITE ANTENNAS;

ANTENNA PARAMETERS; DIELECTRIC RESONATOR ANTENNAS; NANOANTENNAS; OPTICAL CIRCUITS; PLASMONIC WAVEGUIDES; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RESEARCH GROUPS;

DIELECTRIC DEVICES;

EID: 84872717603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.001234     Document Type: Article

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