Long-range plasmon-polariton wave propagation in thin metal films of finite width excited using an end-fire technique

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4087, Issue , 2004, Pages 534-540

  Charbonneau, Robert ^a   Berini, Pierre ^a   Berolo, Ezio ^b   Lisicka Skrzek, Ewa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Radio Science Branch   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attenuated Total Reflection; Metallic Waveguides; Plasmon; Polariton; Surface Plasmon Polariton

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTIONS; CALCULATED VALUES; ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGTH; FRANZ-KELDYSH OSCILLATIONS; METALLIC WAVEGUIDE; PLASMON-POLARITONS; POLARITONS; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS;

ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; MOLECULAR BEAM EPITAXY; PHONONS; PLASMONS; QUANTUM THEORY; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; WAVE PROPAGATION;

PHOTONS;

EID: 84875439742     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.406449     Document Type: Conference Paper

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