Resonant modes of single silicon nanocavities excited by electron irradiation

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1689-1698

  Coenen, Toon ^a   Van De Groep, Jorik ^a   Polman, Albert ^b  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cathodoluminescence spectroscopy; cavity; dielectric; electron beam; Fourier microscopy; Mie resonance; nanoantennas; point dipole emitter; silicon photonics

Indexed keywords

CATHODOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; CAVITY; FOURIER; MIE RESONANCE; NANOANTENNAS; POINT DIPOLE; SILICON PHOTONICS;

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRON BEAMS; PHOTONICS; QUANTUM THEORY; RESONANCE;

SILICON;

EID: 84874441099     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn3056862     Document Type: Article

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