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The dark side of the ring

Small symmetry breaking in the configuration of an ensemble of nanospheres creates huge Fano resonance enhancements in the visible range.

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Figure 1: Quadrumer plasmonic ring with Fano resonance in the visible range7.

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Nordlander, P. The dark side of the ring. Nature Nanotech 8, 76–77 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2013.1

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