Surface-plasmon wave at the planar interface of a metal film and a structurally chiral medium

Optics Communications

Volumn 279, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 291-297

  Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiral liquid crystal; Kretschmann configuration; Metal optics; Plasmonics; Sculptured thin film; Structural handedness; Surface plasmon

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CHIRALITY; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; METALLIC FILMS;

CHIRAL MEDIUM; EXCITING PLANE WAVE; KRETSCHMANN CONFIGURATION; P-POLARIZED; PLANAR INTERFACE; WAVENUMBER;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 34548862341     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2007.07.026     Document Type: Article

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