Commentary
Nature Photonics 2, 327 - 329 (2008)
doi:10.1038/nphoton.2008.85
Spasers explained
Mark I. Stockman1
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Mark I. Stockman is in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30302, USA.
e-mail: mstockman@gsu.edu
Abstract
The spaser is a proposed nanoscale source of optical fields that is being investigated in a number of leading laboratories around the world. If realized, spasers could find a wide range of applications, including nanoscale lithography, probing and microscopy.
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