Surface plasmon polaritons on narrow-ridged short-pitch metal gratings in the conical mount

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

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 836-843

  Hooper, Ian R ^a   Sambles, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS (SPP);

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0042575426     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.20.000836     Document Type: Article

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