Photo-thermal modulation of surface plasmon polariton propagation at telecommunication wavelengths

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 22269-22284

  Kaya, S ^a   Weeber, J C ^a   Zacharatos, F ^a   Hassan, K ^a   Bernardin, T ^a   Cluzel, B ^a   Fatome, J ^a   Finot, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; GOLD; PARTICLE OPTICS; PLASMONS; PUMPING (LASER); SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TELECOMMUNICATION; WAVELENGTH;

DEPTH OF MODULATION; DIELECTRIC FUNCTIONS; IMPACT OF TEMPERATURES; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; TELECOMMUNICATION WAVELENGTHS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; TEMPERATURE DERIVATIVES; THERMO-OPTICAL COEFFICIENTS;

MODULATION;

EID: 84884555534     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.022269     Document Type: Article

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