Quantum optical properties of a dipole emitter coupled to an E-near-zero nanoscale waveguide

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 26, 2013, Pages 32279-32290

  Sokhoyan, Ruzan ^a   Atwater, Harry A ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUTOFF FREQUENCY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

DIELECTRIC CORE; ENHANCED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; FREQUENCY CUTOFF; LAMB SHIFTS; NANO-SCALE WAVEGUIDES; QUANTIZATION SCHEMES; QUANTUM EMITTERS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION ENHANCEMENT;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 84891811654     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.032279     Document Type: Article

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