P Andrew1, W L Barnes

  • 1Thin Film Photonics, School of Physics, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4QL, UK.

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|November 6, 2004
PubMed
まとめ

結合された表面プラズモンのポラリトン (SPP) は,薄金属膜を介して分子間の効率的なエネルギー転送を可能にします. このナノフォトニックのアプローチは,光の操作のためのエネルギーフローの方向制御を可能にします.

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