Modeling of Gold Circular Sub-Wavelength Apertures on a Fiber Endface for Refractive Index Sensing

Huy NGUYEN; Gregory W. BAXTER; Stephen F. COLLINS; Fotios SIDIROGLOU; Ann ROBERTS; Timothy J. DAVIS

doi:10.1007/s13320-012-0068-1

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