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A confocal microscope was used to observe the electromagnetic field produced from a cluster of nano-antennas excited with visible light. The experimental results show the dynamic behavior of the iron oxide nanoparticles deposited over the nano-antennas cluster.
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F. J. González would like to acknowledge the support from Project 32 of “Centro Mexicano de Innovación en Energía Solar” and by the National Laboratory Program from CONACYT through the Terahertz Science and Technology National Lab (LANCYTT).
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Luis Noriega, D., Mendoza Santoyo, F., Flores Moreno, J.M., Méndez-Lozoya, J., González, F.J. (2019). Nano-antennas Excitation with Visible Light and Their Observed Response with a Confocal Microscope in the THz Range. In: Martínez-García, A., Bhattacharya, I., Otani, Y., Tutsch, R. (eds) Progress in Optomechatronic Technologies . Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 233. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9632-9_6
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