Multiple trains of same-color surface plasmon-polaritons guided by the planar interface of a metal and a sculptured nematic thin film

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Motyka, Michael A ^a   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Kretschmann configuration; P polarization; S polarization; Sculptured nematic thin film; Surface plasmon polariton

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC WAVES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; INTERFACE STATES; PARTICLE OPTICS; PHONONS; PHOTONS; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PLASMONICS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

KRETSCHMANN CONFIGURATION; LINEAR POLARIZATION; LINEARLY POLARIZED; MULTIPLE SURFACES; P-POLARIZATION; PARALLEL NANOWIRES; PERMITTIVITY PROFILES; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 67849106511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3033757     Document Type: Article

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