Propagation of surface waves at the planar interface of a columnar thin film and an isotropic substrate

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Polo Jr , John A ^a   Nelatury, Sudarshan R ^b   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^c  

^a EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b BEHREND COLLEGE   (United States)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biaxial dielectric; Columnar thin film; Surface wave; Titanium dioxide

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SURFACE WAVES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; VAPOR DEPOSITION; WAVE PROPAGATION;

BIAXIAL DIELECTRIC; COLUMNAR THIN FILMS; DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATES; INCIDENCE ANGLES; ISOTROPIC SUBSTRATES; PLANAR INTERFACE; PROPAGATION DIRECTION; SUBSTRATE MATERIAL;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 41549126206     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.2515618     Document Type: Article

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