Polarization analysis of propagating surface plasmons in a subwavelength hole array

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1927-1931

  Altewischer, Erwin ^a   Van Exter, Martin P ^a   Woerdman, J P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; METALLIC FILMS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

PERIODIC ARRAYS;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0141626916     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.001927     Document Type: Article

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