Research Article

Mie Plasmons: Modes Volumes, Quality Factors, and Coupling Strengths (Purcell Factor) to a Dipolar Emitter

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(a) Extinction efficiency of a silver sphere embedded in PMMA, calculated using full Mie expansion. (b) Contribution of the dipolar ( ) and quadrupolar ( ) mode to the full extinction efficiency. The quality factor is indicated for each mode. Dielectric constant for silver is taken from [28].
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