Modified surface plasmon polaritons for the nanoconcentration and long-range propagation of optical energy

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Liang, Hua Wei ^a   Ruan, Shuang Chen ^a   Zhang, Min ^b   Su, Hong ^b   Li, Irene Ling ^b  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering Shenzhen University ^*

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EID: 84901264794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep05015     Document Type: Article

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