Extended long range plasmon waves in finite thickness metal film and layered dielectric materials

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 12409-12418

  Guo, Junpeng ^a   Adato, Ronen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; GOLD; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

DIELECTRIC LAYERS; PLASMON WAVE MODE; PLASMON WAVES;

METALLIC FILMS;

EID: 33845425977     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.012409     Document Type: Article

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