Polarization-dependent properties of the cladding modes of a single mode fiber covered with gold nanoparticles

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 245-255

  Zhou, Wenjun ^a   Mandia, David J ^a   Griffiths, Matthew B E ^a   Bialiayeu, Aliaksandr ^a   Zhang, Yang ^a   Gordon, Peter G ^a   Barry, Seán T ^a   Albert, Jacques ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; GOLD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; POLARIZATION; RESONANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

CLADDING MODE RESONANCES; CLADDING MODES; CORE MODES; EVANESCENT FIELDS; FILL FACTOR; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; GRAIN SIZE; METALLIC BOUNDARY CONDITION; NANOPARTICLE LAYERS; PEAK-TO-PEAK; PLASMONIC PROPERTIES; RADIALLY POLARIZED; REFLECTION RESONANCE; RESONANCE WAVELENGTHS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS; SCATTERING EFFICIENCY; STRONG CORRELATION; THICK LAYERS; TILTED FIBER BRAGG GRATING; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS;

CLADDING (COATING);

EID: 84872745753     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.000245     Document Type: Article

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