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Optical Properties of Nanostructured Metallic Systems: Studied with the Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method

By Sergio G. Rodrigo (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2012
ISBN
3642230849, 9783642230844
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-23085-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9224067 bytes)
Series
Springer Theses
Edition
1
Pages
163\176
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00
OpticsOptoelectronicsPlasmonics and Optical Devices;Optical and ElectroThin Films

Description

The common belief is that light is completely reflected by metals. In reality they also exhibit an amazing property that is not so widely known: under some conditions light flows along a metallic surface as if it were glued to it. Physical phenomena related to these light waves, which are called Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPP), have given rise to the research field of plasmonics. This thesis explores four interesting topics within plasmonics: extraordinary optical transmission, negative refractive index metamaterials, plasmonic devices for controlling SPPs, and field enhancement phenomena near metal nanoparticles.

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