Photonic surfaces for surface-plasmon polaritons

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1654-1661

  Barnes, W L ^a   Kitson, S C ^a   Preist, T W ^a   Sambles, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001602437     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.14.001654     Document Type: Article

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