Terahertz surface plasmon polaritons on a periodically structured metal film with high confinement and low loss

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 17-18, 2009, Pages 2451-2460

  Zhang, X F ^a   Shen, L F ^a   Wu, J J ^b   Yang, T J ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHUNG HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISYMMETRIC MODE; CUT-THROUGH; DIELECTRIC SLABS; HIGH CONFINEMENT; LOW LOSS; PROPAGATION LENGTHS; REAL METALS; STRUCTURED METALS; SUB-WAVELENGTH; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; TERAHERTZ FREQUENCIES; TERAHERTZ SURFACES;

METALLIC FILMS; PHONONS; PHOTONS; PLASMONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SOLIDS;

SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

EID: 75449095254     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939309790415991     Document Type: Article

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