Multiple trains of same-color surface plasmon-polaritons guided by the planar interface of a metal and a sculptured nematic thin film. Part III: Experimental evidence

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a   Jen, Yi Jun ^b   Lin, Chia Feng ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Kretschmann configuration; p polarization; s polarization; sculptured nematic thin film; surface plasmon polariton

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; PARTICLE OPTICS; PHONONS; PHOTONS; PLASMONICS;

EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE; KRETSCHMANN CONFIGURATION; LINEARLY POLARIZED; MULTIPLE SURFACES; P-POLARIZATION; PLANAR INTERFACE; POLARIZATION STATE; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 84891005997     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3249629     Document Type: Article

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