Absorption-induced scattering and surface plasmon out-coupling from absorber-coated plasmonic metasurfaces

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Petoukhoff, Christopher E ^a   O'Carroll, Deirdre M ^a,b  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYMER; SILVER;

ADSORPTION; COATING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SCATTERING;

ABSORPTION INDUCED SCATTERING; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CRYSTALLIZATION; DARK FIELD SCATTERED LIGHT SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRIC FIELD; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATERIAL COATING; OPTICS; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITON; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84939424419     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8899     Document Type: Article

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