Title :
Plasmonics in future information and energy generation technologies
Author :
Atwater, Harry A.
Author_Institution :
Thomas J. Watson Labs. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Plasmonics has provided researchers new means to control optical dispersion and light localization at nanoscale dimensions. Plasmonic design approaches are yielding building blocks for chip-based optical components as well as optical metamaterials and light trapping structures for improved efficiency in thin solar cells.
Keywords :
metamaterials; optical dispersion; optical elements; optical materials; plasmonics; chip-based optical components; energy generation technology; light localization; light trapping structures; nanoscale dimensions; optical dispersion; optical metamaterials; plasmonic design approaches; plasmonics; thin solar cells; Optical films; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621281
