Lossless directional guiding of light in dielectric nanosheets using Dyakonov surface waves

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 419-424

  Takayama, Osamu ^a   Artigas, David ^a   Torner, Lluis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANISOTROPY; DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NANOSHEETS; PHOTONIC DEVICES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SURFACE PLASMONS; THICK FILMS; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

ALUMINIUM OXIDE; ANISOTROPIC CRYSTALS; DYAKONOV SURFACE WAVE; LITHIUM TRIBORATE; LONG RANGE PLASMONS; PLANAR PHOTONIC DEVICES; PROPAGATION LOSS; SURFACE EXCITATIONS;

SURFACE WAVES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM TRIBORATE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOSHEET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DYAKONOV SURFACE WAVE; EXCITATION; LIGHT; LIQUID; NANOFABRICATION; OPTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; REFRACTION INDEX; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84902286751     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2014.90     Document Type: Article

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