Optical Scattering Cancellation through Arrays of Plasmonic Nanoparticles: A Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Analytical Models
2.1. Volumetric Homogenization
2.2. Metasurface Homogenization
3. Full-Wave Simulations
4. Conclusions
Conflict of Interest
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Monti, A.; Alù, A.; Toscano, A.; Bilotti, F. Optical Scattering Cancellation through Arrays of Plasmonic Nanoparticles: A Review. Photonics 2015, 2, 540-552. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics2020540
Monti A, Alù A, Toscano A, Bilotti F. Optical Scattering Cancellation through Arrays of Plasmonic Nanoparticles: A Review. Photonics. 2015; 2(2):540-552. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics2020540
Chicago/Turabian StyleMonti, Alessio, Andrea Alù, Alessandro Toscano, and Filiberto Bilotti. 2015. "Optical Scattering Cancellation through Arrays of Plasmonic Nanoparticles: A Review" Photonics 2, no. 2: 540-552. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics2020540