Photonic nanowires: From subwavelength waveguides to optical sensors

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 656-666

  Guo, Xin ^a   Ying, Yibin ^b   Tong, Limin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84894269737     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar400232h     Document Type: Article

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