Propagation of surface plasmon polaritons through gradient index and periodic structures

Opto-Electronics Review

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 400-407

  Vary T ^a   Markos P ^a  

^a SLOVAK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

gradient index structures; radiative losses; surface plasmon polaritons

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; PHONONS; PHOTONS; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACE WAVES;

GRADIENT INDEXES; LAYERED DIELECTRIC STRUCTURE; METALLIC SURFACE; PERIODIC LAYERED STRUCTURES; RADIATIVE LOSS; SURFACE ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS;

SURFACE PLASMONS;

EID: 77956849810     PISSN: 12303402     EISSN: 18963757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11772-010-0048-1     Document Type: Article

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