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Silver nanowires for photonics applications
Author(s) -
Xiong Xiao,
Zou ChangLing,
Ren XiFeng,
Liu AiPing,
Ye YanXia,
Sun FangWen,
Guo GuangCan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
laser and photonics reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.778
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1863-8899
pISSN - 1863-8880
DOI - 10.1002/lpor.201200076
Subject(s) - nanowire , photonics , materials science , plasmon , nanotechnology , fabrication , surface plasmon polariton , nanophotonics , resonator , optoelectronics , surface plasmon , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
Although silver nanowires as plasmonic components have been investigated extensively in both theoretical and experimental studies, a systematic study is still lacking. In this work, a review is given to explain some basic features of experimentally prepared nanowires and their optical properties in different situations, such as waveguides, resonators, and antennas. The review also lists several possible applications of nanowires for enhanced light‐emitting, photonic device fabrication, sensors, lasers, and nonlinear optics. Combined with the merits of both nanowires and surface plasmon polaritons, silver nanowires are certain to show their potential in photonics in the near future.