Metallo-dielectric hybrid antenna for high Purcell factor and radiation efficiency

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 14517-14523

  Zeng, Xianghao ^a   Yu, Wenhai ^a   Yao, Peiju ^a   Xi, Zheng ^a   Lu, Yonghua ^a   Wang, Pei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTENNA RADIATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; EFFICIENCY; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE BEAMS;

BROADBAND OPERATION; DIELECTRIC NANOPARTICLES; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; RADIATION EFFICIENCY; RADIATION ENHANCEMENT; SINGLE-PHOTON SOURCE; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION ENHANCEMENT; STRONG ENHANCEMENT;

RADIATION;

EID: 84902964288     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.014517     Document Type: Article

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