Magnetic field integral equation analysis of surface plasmon scattering by rectangular dielectric channel discontinuities

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

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 85-94

  Chremmos, Ioannis ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GALERKIN METHODS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PHYSICAL OPTICS; PLASMONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SCATTERING; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

CAUCHY'S RESIDUE THEOREMS; CHANNEL DIMENSION; CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; COMPLEX ANALYSIS; FOURIER; MAGNETIC FIELD INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATRIX; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PLANE-WAVE EXPANSIONS; RADIATED FIELD; SADDLEPOINT METHOD; SENSING APPLICATIONS; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; SURFACE PLASMON SCATTERING; WAVELENGTH SELECTIVITY;

METHOD OF MOMENTS;

EID: 75149185821     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.27.000085     Document Type: Article

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