Surface Plasmon Polaritons on Metallic Surfaces

Author

Zakharian, Armis R. ; Moloney, Jerome V. ; Mansuripur, Masud

Author_Institution

Coll. of Opt. Sci., Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ

Volume

43

Issue

2

fYear

2007

Firstpage

845

Lastpage

850

Abstract

A theoretical study of surface plasmon polaritons on flat metallic surfaces and interfaces is undertaken to clarify the nature of these electromagnetic waves, conditions under which they are launched, and the restrictions imposed by Maxwell´s equations that ultimately determine the strength of the excited plasmons. Finite difference time domain (FDTD) computer simulations are used to provide a clear picture of the electromagnetic field distribution and the energy flow profile in each of the cases studied

Keywords

Maxwell equations; finite difference time-domain analysis; metal-insulator boundaries; polaritons; surface electromagnetic waves; surface plasmons; electromagnetic field distribution; electromagnetic waves; energy flow profile; excited plasmon strength; finite difference time domain computer simulations; flat metallic surfaces; maxwell´s equations; metallic interfaces; surface plasmon polaritons; Dielectric constant; Dielectric films; Finite difference methods; Maxwell equations; Optical films; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Slabs; Surface waves; Time domain analysis; Apertures; guided waves; optics of metals; surface plasmons;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9464

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TMAG.2006.888460

Filename

4069090