Probe-sample optical interaction: Size and wavelength dependence in localized plasmon near-field imaging

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 21607-21617

  Habteyes, Terefe G ^a   Dhuey, Scott ^b   Kiesow, Karissa I ^a   Vold, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXCITATION WAVELENGTH; NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; NEAR-FIELD DISTRIBUTION; OPTICAL INTERACTIONS; PARALLEL POLARIZATION; PLASMON RESONANCES; SURFACE PLASMON MODES; WAVELENGTH DEPENDENCE;

EXCITATION ENERGY; LIGHT SCATTERING; PLASMONS; POLARIZATION; POLES;

PROBES;

EID: 84884545462     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.021607     Document Type: Article

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