Quantum theory of surface-plasmon polariton scattering

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Ballester, D ^a   Tame, M S ^a,b   Kim, M S ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM SPLITTERS; FIRST-ORDER; QUANTUM DOMAIN; QUANTUM INTERFERENCE; QUANTUM LEVELS; QUANTUM MECHANICAL FORMALISM; SPLITTING RATIO; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; SURFACE PLASMONS; SURFACE-PLASMON POLARITON; THEORETICAL STUDY;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PARTICLE OPTICS; PHONONS; PHOTONS; PRISMS; QUANTUM THEORY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE;

PLASMONS;

EID: 77954949800     PISSN: 10502947     EISSN: 10941622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.012325     Document Type: Article

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