Enhancement of TM-TE mode conversion caused by excitation of surface plasmons on a metal grating and its application for refractive index measurement

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 72, Issue , 2007, Pages 91-103

  Suyama, T ^a   Okuno, Y ^a   Matsuda, T ^b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO NATIONAL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

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EID: 34147178997     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER07030301     Document Type: Article

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