Direct measurement of dispersion relation for surface plasmon-polaritons on silver nanoantennas

Microscopy

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 155-159

  Saito, Hikaru ^a   Kurata, Hiroki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dispersion relation; Electron energy loss spectroscopy; Nanoantenna; Silver nanowire; Surface plasmon polariton; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; NANOANTENNAS; PHONONS; PHOTONS; SILVER; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

ANGLE-RESOLVED; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; DISPERSION MEASUREMENTS; DISPERSION RELATIONS; FABRY-PEROT; HIGH ENERGY REGIONS; MEASUREMENTS OF; NANOANTENNAE; SILVER NANOWIRES; SPATIALLY-RESOLVED EELS;

ELECTRON SCATTERING;

EID: 84929581100     PISSN: 20505698     EISSN: 20505701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dft048     Document Type: Letter

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