Nonlinear evolution equations for surface plasmons for nano-focusing at a Kerr/metallic interface and tapered waveguide

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1156-1162

  Crutcher, Sihon H ^a   Osei, Albert ^b   Biswas, Anjan ^c  

^a US Army AMRDEC Development   (United States)

^b OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Spatial plasmon solitons; Surface plasmons; Tapered waveguide

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC PARAMETERS; BEAM PROFILES; COUPLED INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; DEFINITE INTEGRAL; MODEL EQUATIONS; NANO SCALE; NANO-FOCUSING; NONLINEAR EVOLUTION EQUATION; NONLINEAR SCHRODINGER; SOLITON SOLUTIONS; SURFACE PLASMONS; TAPERED WAVEGUIDE; VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES;

INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; PLASMONS; SCHRODINGER EQUATION; SOLITONS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; WAVEGUIDES;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 84655162753     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.09.027     Document Type: Article

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