Surface plasmon polaritons on deep, narrow-ridged rectangular gratings

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1228-1237

  Gadsdon, M R ^a   Hooper, I R ^a   Hibbins, A P ^a   Sambles, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DISPERSION (WAVES); ELASTIC WAVES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; PHONONS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

DISPERSION DIAGRAMS; NARROW WIRES; NORMAL INCIDENCE; SHALLOW GRATINGS; STANDING WAVE; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; SURFACE PLASMONS; VERTICAL SURFACE;

PLASMONS;

EID: 67650723303     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.26.001228     Document Type: Article

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