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Photonics Research, Volume. 9, Issue 2, 237(2021)

Unveiling spontaneous emission enhancement mechanisms in metal–insulator–metal nanocavities

Dipa Ghindani, Alireza R. Rashed, and Humeyra Caglayan^*

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Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Photonics, Tampere University, 33720 Tampere, Finland

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Paper Information

Category: Physical Optics

Received: Oct. 1, 2020

Accepted: Dec. 19, 2020

Published Online: Jan. 29, 2021

The Author Email: Humeyra Caglayan (humeyra.caglayan@tuni.fi)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.411456

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