Prof. Naomi J. Halas Profile

Prof. Naomi J. Halas

Professor at Rice Univ

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author | Student Chapter Advisor

Publications (31)

Proceedings Article | 3 October 2022 Poster

Dynamically tunable integrated plasmonic-photonic systems for multi-color generation

Sravya Nuguri, Benjamin Cerjan, Daniel Shreiber, Vincent Einck, Naomi Halas, Mark Griep, James Watkins

Proceedings Volume PC12197, PC121971T (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2633595

KEYWORDS: System integration, Sensing systems, Reflectors, Plasmonics, Optical properties, Optical components, Lithography

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2022 Presentation

Short-wavelength nonlinear optical meta-device

Jin Yao, Mu-Ku Chen, Ming Lun Tseng, Michael Semmlinger, Ming Zhang, Tzu-Ting Huang, Catherine Arndt, Jian Yang, Hsin Yu Kuo, Vin-Cent Su, Cheng Hung Chu, Benjamin Cerjan, Peter Nordlander, Naomi Halas, Din Ping Tsai

Proceedings Volume PC12197, PC121971A (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2631981

KEYWORDS: Vacuum ultraviolet, Second-harmonic generation, Nonlinear optics, Harmonic generation, Biosensing, Ultrafast lasers, Polarization, Photonics, Photochemistry, Phase matching

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2021 Poster

Aluminum nanoparticle deposition for scalable plasmonic metasurface fabrication

Benjamin Cerjan, Burak Gerislioglu, Sravya Nuguri, James Watkins, Stephan Link, Peter Nordlander, Naomi Halas, Mark Griep

Proceedings Volume 11797, 1179726 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594529

KEYWORDS: Plasmonics, Nanoparticles, Aluminum, Nanoimprint lithography, Fabrication, Solar cells, Lithography, Glasses, Chemical elements

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2021 Presentation

Dynamic tuning of Fano-coupled metasurfaces

Ben Cerjan, Burak Gerislioglu, Sravya Nuguri, James Watkins, Stephan Link, Peter Nordlander, Naomi Halas, Mark Griep

Proceedings Volume 11797, 117970K (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2594589

KEYWORDS: Reflectors, Plasmonics, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 9 September 2019 Presentation

Multifunctional vacuum ultraviolet nonlinear metadevice (Conference Presentation)

Ming Lun Tseng, Michael Semmlinger, Jian Yang, Ming Zhang, Chao Zhang, Din Ping Tsai, Peter Nordlander, Naomi J. Halas

Proceedings Volume 11080, 110800G (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2526710

KEYWORDS: Vacuum ultraviolet, Nanolithography, Nanophotonics, Nanostructures, Zinc oxide, Electromagnetic radiation, Photochemistry, Spectroscopes, Control systems, Ion beams

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Proceedings Article | 17 September 2018 Presentation

A combined experimental and theoretical approach to measure spatially resolved local surface plasmon resonances in aluminum nanocrystals (Conference Presentation)

Alina Bruma, Canhui Wang, Wei-Chang Yang, Dayne Swearer, Naomi Halas, Renu Sharma

Proceedings Volume 10725, 107250H (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2322948

KEYWORDS: Nanoparticles, Surface plasmons, Aluminum, Nanocrystals, Electrons, Electron beams, Metals, Electromagnetism, Optical simulations, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 9 November 2016 Presentation

Mapping near-field environments of plasmonic and 2D materials with photo-induced force imaging (Conference Presentation)

Thejaswi Tumkur, Chloe Doiron, Xiao Yang, Bo Li, Dayne Swearer, Benjamin Cerjan, Peter Nordlander, Naomi Halas, Pulickel Ajayan, Emilie Ringe, Isabell Thomann

Proceedings Volume 9918, 99180N (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2239395

KEYWORDS: Near field, Plasmonics, Atomic force microscopy, Near field optics, Gold, Nanostructures, Lithium, Metamaterials, Current controlled current source

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Proceedings Article | 26 July 2016 Presentation

Probing the near fields of plasmonic and 2D materials with photo-induced gradient force imaging (Conference Presentation)

Thejaswi Tumkur, Chloe Doiron, Benjamin Cerjan, Peter Nordlander, Naomi Halas, Isabell Thomann

Proceedings Volume 9884, 988404 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2227967

KEYWORDS: Image enhancement, Gold, Near field optics, Plasmonics, Microscopy, Near field scanning optical microscopy, Near field, Imaging systems, Plasmons

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2015 Presentation

Fan-shaped gold nanoantennas above reflective substrates for surface-enhanced infrared absorption (SEIRA) (Presentation Recording)

Xiao Yang, Lisa Brown, Ke Zhao, Bob Zheng, Peter Nordlander, Naomi Halas

Proceedings Volume 9554, 955412 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188477

KEYWORDS: Infrared spectroscopy, Gold, Reflectivity, Infrared radiation, Absorption, Antennas, Finite-difference time-domain method, Plasmonics, Near field, Nanoantennas

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2015 Presentation

Distinguishing between plasmon-induced and photo-excited carriers in a device geometry (Presentation Recording)

Hangqi Zhao, Bob Zheng, Alejandro Manjavacas, Michael McClain, Peter Nordlander, Naomi Halas

Proceedings Volume 9547, 95471T (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2188519

KEYWORDS: Plasmonics, Surface plasmons, Electrons, Finite-difference time-domain method, Nanostructures, Light-matter interactions, Photocatalysis, Semiconductors, Absorption, Nanowires

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2015 Presentation

NIR and MIR charge transfer plasmons in wire-bridged antennas (Presentation Recording)

Yue Zhang, Fangfang Wen, Samuel Gottheim, Nicholas King, Yu Zhang, Peter Nordlander, Naomi Halas

Proceedings Volume 9547, 95470J (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186474

KEYWORDS: Nanoantennas, Plasmons, Plasmonics, Nanostructures, Near infrared, Antennas, Visible radiation, Infrared spectroscopy, Finite-difference time-domain method, Optical properties

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 2012 Paper

Calibrating the imaging and therapy performance of magneto-fluorescent gold nanoshells for breast cancer

Adam Dowell, Wenxue Chen, Nrusingh Biswal, Ciceron Ayala-Orozco, Mario Giuliano, Rachel Schiff, Naomi Halas, Amit Joshi

Proceedings Volume 8233, 82330W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.909066

KEYWORDS: Breast cancer, Cell death, Tumors, Gold, Receptors, Cancer, Laser therapeutics, Luminescence, Near infrared, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 26 August 2008 Paper

Optical trapping of nanoshells near resonance

Brooke Hester, Rani Kishore, Kristian Helmerson, Naomi Halas, Carly Levin

Proceedings Volume 7032, 70321Z (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.795224

KEYWORDS: Particles, Optical tweezers, Absorption, Plasmons, Scattering, Dielectrics, Polarizability, Electrons, Oscillators, Metals

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Proceedings Article | 5 September 2007 Paper

Optical trapping of nanoshells

Brooke Hester, Alice Crawford, Rani Kishore, Kristian Helmerson, Naomi Halas, Carly Levin

Proceedings Volume 6644, 66441B (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.735276

KEYWORDS: Particles, Optical tweezers, Absorption, Gold, Absorbance, Resonance enhancement, Dielectrics, Nanoparticles, Metals, Calibration

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Proceedings Article | 18 November 2005 Paper

Modeling and experimental observations of gold nanoshell reflectance

Alex W. Lin, Nastassja Lewinski, Andrey Rakalin, Min-Ho Lee, Naomi Halas, Rebekah Drezek

Proceedings Volume 6010, 60100L (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.633420

KEYWORDS: Gold, Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, Reflectivity, Monte Carlo methods, Tissue optics, Scattering, Optical properties, Absorption, Backscatter, Nanoparticles

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 November 2005 Open Access

Optically tunable nanoparticle contrast agents for early cancer detection: model-based analysis of gold nanoshells

Alex Lin, Nastassja Lewinski, Jennifer West, Naomi Halas, Rebekah Drezek

JBO, Vol. 10, Issue 06, 064035, (November 2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.2141825

KEYWORDS: Tissue optics, Gold, Scattering, Absorption, Nanoparticles, Particles, Reflectivity, Monte Carlo methods, Optical properties, Tissues

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Proceedings Article | 25 April 2005 Paper

Laser tissue soldering with near-infrared absorbing nanoparticles

Andre Gobin, D. O'Neal, Naomi Halas, Rebekah Drezek, Jennifer West

Proceedings Volume 5686, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.590614

KEYWORDS: Gold, Tissues, Laser welding, Laser tissue interaction, Absorption, Nanoparticles, Near infrared, Tissue optics, Wound healing, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 8 April 2005 Paper

Photothermal cancer therapy using intravenously injected near-infrared-absorbing nanoparticles

D. O'Neal, Leon Hirsch, Naomi Halas, J. Payne, Jennifer West

Proceedings Volume 5689, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.590819

KEYWORDS: Tumors, Tissues, Gold, Nanoparticles, Laser therapeutics, Temperature metrology, Near infrared, Blood, Cancer, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 29 December 2004 Paper

Nanoshells for integrated diagnosis and therapy of cancer

Alex Lin, Christopher Loo, Leon Hirsch, Jennifer Barton, Min-Ho Lee, Naomi Halas, Jennifer West, Rebekah Drezek

Proceedings Volume 5593, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.570267

KEYWORDS: Gold, Scattering, Optical coherence tomography, Cancer, Tissue optics, Near infrared, Absorption, Nanoparticles, Tumors, Biomedical optics

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Proceedings Article | 1 July 2004 Paper

Nanoshells as an optical coherence tomography contrast agent

Jennifer Barton, Naomi Halas, Jennifer West, Rebekah Drezek

Proceedings Volume 5316, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.529235

KEYWORDS: Optical coherence tomography, Skin, Tissues, Scattering, In vivo imaging, Gold, Signal attenuation, Nanoparticles, Near infrared, In vitro testing

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Proceedings Article | 16 June 2004 Paper

Nanoshell bioconjugates for integrated imaging and therapy of cancer

Christopher Loo, Min-Ho Lee, Leon Hirsch, Jennifer West, Naomi Halas, Rebekah Drezek

Proceedings Volume 5327, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.553184

KEYWORDS: Cancer, Gold, Near infrared, Silver, Molecular imaging, In vivo imaging, Scattering, In vitro testing, Silica, Nanoparticles

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Proceedings Article | 28 October 2003 Paper

Optical properties of crossed metallodielectric gratings

Jennifer Steele, Cristin Moran, Allen Lee, Naomi Halas

Proceedings Volume 5221, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.512739

KEYWORDS: Surface plasmons, Plasmons, Polarization, Silica, Dispersion, Silver, Optical properties, Metals, Interfaces, Diffraction gratings

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2002 Paper

Decomposition of gold nanoshells in carbon tetrachloride

Corey Radloff, Naomi Halas

Proceedings Volume 4810, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450809

KEYWORDS: Gold, Particles, Silica, Carbon, Nanoparticles, Metals, Optical spheres, Molecules, Plasmons, Infrared radiation

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2002 Paper

Probing the optical near field of a nanolens

Joseph Jackson, Naomi Halas

Proceedings Volume 4810, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450841

KEYWORDS: Raman spectroscopy, Molecules, Silver, Nanoparticles, Electromagnetism, Metals, Raman scattering, Plasmons, Near field, Silica

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2002 Paper

Soft lithographic directed growth of wire grating arrays with optical resonances

Cristin Moran, Jennifer Steele, Allen Lee, Carla Aguirre, Corey Radloff, Alex Rimberg, Naomi Halas

Proceedings Volume 4810, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.450811

KEYWORDS: Metals, Silver, Glasses, Surface plasmons, Gold, Lithography, Printing, Diffraction gratings, Scanning electron microscopy, Plasmons

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Proceedings Article | 28 June 1999 Paper

Preparation and characterization of polymer-coated nanoparticles

Daniel Wolfe, Stephen Oldenburg, Sarah Westcott, Joseph Jackson, Mark Paley, Naomi Halas

Proceedings Volume 3793, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.351406

KEYWORDS: Nanoparticles, Particles, Gold, Transmission electron microscopy, Polymers, Silica, Coating, Ultraviolet radiation, Spectroscopy, Thin films

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Proceedings Article | 1 December 1997 Paper

Dynamics of triplet excitons in MEH-PPV measured by two-photon photoemission

Naomi Halas, Gregory Hale, Stephen Oldenburg

Proceedings Volume 3145, (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.284147

KEYWORDS: Excitons, Polymers, Polymer thin films, Oxygen, Pulsed laser operation, Two photon polymerization, Solids, Silicon, Energy transfer, Oxidation

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Proceedings Article | 16 December 1996 Paper

Fullerene tips for scanning probe microscopy

Kevin Kelly, Dipankar Sarkar, Stephen Oldenburg, Gregory Hale, Naomi Halas

Proceedings Volume 2854, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.262973

KEYWORDS: Scanning tunneling microscopy, Molecules, Fullerenes, Scattering, Metals, Ions, Chemical species, Molecular interactions, Image resolution, Modulation

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1995 Paper

Photoluminescence spectra of epitaxial single-crystal C60: an excimer model

Naomi Halas, P. Pippenger, R. Averitt, Valeri Papanyan, J. Dura, Peter Nordlander

Proceedings Volume 2530, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.228122

KEYWORDS: Crystals, Luminescence, Excimers, Molecules, Single crystal X-ray diffraction, Solids, Thin films, Crystallography, Molecular interactions, Fullerenes

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 1994 Paper

Wide bandwidth frequency doubling and harmonic generation of Ti:sapphire laser radiation

M. Reiten, R. Cheville, Naomi Halas

Proceedings Volume 2116, (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.175878

KEYWORDS: Prisms, Nonlinear crystals, Second-harmonic generation, Harmonic generation, Vacuum ultraviolet, Crystals, Sapphire lasers, Ultrafast phenomena, Dispersion, Phase matching

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Proceedings Article | 17 June 1993 Paper

Carrier dynamics in solid C60

Naomi Halas

Proceedings Volume 1861, (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147124

KEYWORDS: Solids, Fullerenes, Molecules, Absorption, Spectroscopy, Carrier dynamics, Thin films, Amorphous semiconductors, Transmittance, Ultrafast laser spectroscopy

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Proceedings Volume Editor (3)

SPIE Conference Volume | 19 October 2004

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties II

SPIE Conference Volume | 28 October 2003

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties

SPIE Conference Volume | 4 October 2002

Properties of Metal Nanostructures

Conference Committee Involvement (59)

UV and Higher Energy Photonics: From Materials to Applications 2025

3 August 2025 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XXIII

3 August 2025 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine XXII

26 January 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States

UV and Higher Energy Photonics: From Materials to Applications 2024

18 August 2024 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XXII

18 August 2024 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine XXI

28 January 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States

UV and Higher Energy Photonics: From Materials to Applications 2023

20 August 2023 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XXI

20 August 2023 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine XX

29 January 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States

UV and Higher Energy Photonics: From Materials to Applications 2022

21 August 2022 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XX

21 August 2022 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine XIX

23 January 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States

UV and Higher Energy Photonics: From Materials to Applications 2021

2 August 2021 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIX

1 August 2021 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine XVIII

6 March 2021 | Online Only, California, United States

UV and Higher Energy Photonics: From Materials to Applications 2020

25 August 2020 | Online Only, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XVIII

24 August 2020 | Online Only, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine XVII

2 February 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States

UV and Higher Energy Photonics: From Materials to Applications 2019

11 August 2019 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XVII

11 August 2019 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine XVI

3 February 2019 | San Francisco, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XVI

19 August 2018 | San Diego, California, United States

UV and Higher Energy Photonics: From Materials to Applications 2018

19 August 2018 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine XV

29 January 2018 | San Francisco, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XV

6 August 2017 | San Diego, California, United States

UV and Higher Energy Photonics: From Materials to Applications 2017

6 August 2017 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine XIV

30 January 2017 | San Francisco, California, United States

Plasmonics: Design, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications XIV

28 August 2016 | San Diego, California, United States

UV and Higher Energy Photonics: From Materials to Applications

28 August 2016 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine XIII

15 February 2016 | San Francisco, California, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties XIII

9 August 2015 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine XII

7 February 2015 | San Francisco, California, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties XII

17 August 2014 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine XI

1 February 2014 | San Francisco, California, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties XI

25 August 2013 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine X

3 February 2013 | San Francisco, California, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties X

12 August 2012 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine IX

22 January 2012 | San Francisco, California, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties IX

21 August 2011 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties VIII

1 August 2010 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Nanoimaging, Nanofabrication, and their Applications V

2 August 2009 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and their Optical Properties VII

2 August 2009 | San Diego, California, United States

Nanoscale Photonic and Cell Technologies for Photovoltaics

11 August 2008 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Nanoimaging, Nanofabrication, and Their Applications IV

10 August 2008 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties VI

10 August 2008 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine V

21 January 2008 | San Jose, California, United States

Plasmonics: Nanoimaging, Nanofabrication, and Their Applications III

28 August 2007 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties V

26 August 2007 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine IV

23 January 2007 | San Jose, California, United States

Plasmonics: Nanoimaging, Nanofabrication, and their Applications II

16 August 2006 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and their Optical Properties IV

13 August 2006 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine III

23 January 2006 | San Jose, California, United States

Plasmonic Nano-imaging and Nanofabrication

3 August 2005 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties III

31 July 2005 | San Diego, California, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine

24 January 2005 | San Jose, CA, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties II

2 August 2004 | Denver, Colorado, United States

Plasmonics in Biology and Medicine

26 January 2004 | San Jose, CA, United States

Plasmonics: Metallic Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties

3 August 2003 | San Diego, California, United States

Properties of Metal Nanostructures

10 July 2002 | Seattle, WA, United States

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