Switchable directional scattering of electromagnetic radiation with subwavelength asymmetric silicon dimers

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Albella, Pablo ^a   Shibanuma, Toshihiko ^a   Maier, Stefan A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84949579865     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep18322     Document Type: Article

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