Optically defined plasmonic waveguides in crystalline semiconductors at optical frequencies

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1000-1007

  Wong, Herman M K ^a   Helmy, Amr S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOEXCITATION; WAVEGUIDES;

CRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTORS; MATERIALS SYSTEMS; NEAR-INFRARED WAVELENGTH; OPTICAL FREQUENCY; PLASMONIC MODES; PLASMONIC WAVEGUIDES; PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS; PUMP EXCITATION;

PLASMONS;

EID: 84877620302     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.30.001000     Document Type: Article

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