Strong resonant coupling of surface plasmon polaritons to radiation modes through a thin metal slab with dielectric gratings

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

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 225-230

  Shen, Su ^a   Forsberg, Erik ^a,b   Han, Zhanghua ^a,b   He, Sailing ^a,b,c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JORCEP   (China)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LIGHT REFLECTION; METALLIC FILMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

DIELECTRIC GRATINGS; INCIDENT LIGHT; RESONANT COUPLING; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33846566852     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.24.000225     Document Type: Article

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