Analysis of a log periodic nano-antenna for multi-resonant broadband field enhancement and the Purcell factor

Optics Communications

Volumn 342, Issue , 2015, Pages 230-237

  Yang, Jie ^a   Kong, Fanmin ^a   Li, Kang ^a   Sheng, Shiwei ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Field enhancement; Log periodic; Nano antenna; Purcell factor

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; CONFORMAL MAPPING; DIRECTIVE ANTENNAS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; LOG PERIODIC ANTENNAS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BROADBAND RESPONSE; CONFORMAL TRANSFORMATION; FIELD ENHANCEMENT; INTUITIVE UNDERSTANDING; LOG PERIODIC; PURCELL FACTOR; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS;

NANOANTENNAS;

EID: 84920718986     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2014.12.075     Document Type: Note

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