Real-space mapping of nanoplasmonic hotspots via optical antenna-gap loading

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 13, 2012, Pages

  Mastel, S ^a   Grefe, S E ^a   Cross, G B ^b   Taber, A ^c   Dhuey, S ^c   Cabrini, S ^c   Schuck, P J ^c   Abate, Y ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANDREWS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC VALUES; EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN SIMULATIONS; LASER POLARIZATION; NEAR-FIELD; OPTICAL ANTENNAS; PROBE TIPS; REAL-SPACE;

ANTENNAS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

LOADING;

EID: 84877797914     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4754534     Document Type: Article

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