Photonic Nanojet Modulation Achieved by a Spider-Silk-Based Metal–Dielectric Dome Microlens
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Methods
2.1. Metal–Dielectric Dome Microlens
2.2. Measurement Setup
3. Results and Discussions
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Lin, C.-B.; Lin, Y.-H.; Chen, W.-Y.; Liu, C.-Y. Photonic Nanojet Modulation Achieved by a Spider-Silk-Based Metal–Dielectric Dome Microlens. Photonics 2021, 8, 334. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8080334
Lin C-B, Lin Y-H, Chen W-Y, Liu C-Y. Photonic Nanojet Modulation Achieved by a Spider-Silk-Based Metal–Dielectric Dome Microlens. Photonics. 2021; 8(8):334. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8080334
Chicago/Turabian StyleLin, Ching-Bin, Yu-Hsiang Lin, Wei-Yu Chen, and Cheng-Yang Liu. 2021. "Photonic Nanojet Modulation Achieved by a Spider-Silk-Based Metal–Dielectric Dome Microlens" Photonics 8, no. 8: 334. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics8080334