Optimization of an optical wireless nanolink using directive nanoantennas

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 2369-2377

  Soĺis, Diego M ^a   Taboada, Jośe M ^b   Obelleiro, Fernando ^a   Landesa, Luis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL CONSTANTS; OPTICS;

KEYPOINTS; METAL ABSORPTION; NANO SCALE; NANOANTENNAS; OPTICAL CHIPS; OPTICAL WIRELESS; PLASMONIC WAVEGUIDES; WIRELESS LINK;

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OPTICAL DEVICES; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874070831     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.002369     Document Type: Article

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