Hybrid photonic-plasmonic cavities based on the nanoparticle-on-a-mirror configuration

Angela I. Barreda; Mario Zapata-Herrera; Isabelle M. Palstra; Laura Mercadé; Javier Aizpurua; A. Femius Koenderink; Alejandro Martínez

doi:10.1364/PRJ.433761

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