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

Journal of Nanophotonics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Motyka, Michael A ^a   Lakhtakia, Akhlesh ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC WAVES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; PARTICLE OPTICS; PHONONS; PHOTONS; PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACE PLASMONS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

INCIDENCE ANGLES; KRETSCHMANN CONFIGURATION; LINEARLY POLARIZED; MULTIPLE SURFACES; P-POLARIZATION; PERMITTIVITY PROFILES; PLANAR INTERFACE; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 85054266445     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19342608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3147876     Document Type: Article

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