Energy flux in a surface-plasmon-polariton wave bound to the planar interface of a metal and a structurally chiral mater

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

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1696-1703

  Polo Jr , John A ^a   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^b  

^a EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAY (ORGANIC); PHONONS; PHOTONS; PLASMONS; QUANTUM THEORY;

CHIRAL MATERIAL; DECAY RATE; DIFFERENT MODES; ENERGY FLUXES; FLOQUET; FREE-SPACE WAVELENGTHS; LYAPUNOV THEOREMS; OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA; PLANAR INTERFACE; SPATIAL PROFILES; SURFACE-PLASMON; WAVE MODES;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 67849086944     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.26.001696     Document Type: Article

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