Analysis and design of a cross dipole nanoantenna for fluorescence-sensing applications

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 302-310

  Stokes, J L ^a   Yu, Y ^a   Yuan, Z H ^b   Pugh, J R ^a   Lopez Garcia, M ^a   Ahmad, N ^a   Cryan, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIGNED MOLECULES; ANTENNA GEOMETRY; EMISSION WAVELENGTH; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN (FDTD) METHODS; FLUORESCENT MOLECULES; INTENSITY ENHANCEMENT; RESONANT STRUCTURES; SENSING APPLICATIONS;

DIPOLE ANTENNAS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; MOLECULES;

FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 84898075626     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.31.000302     Document Type: Article

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