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Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPPs) - Introduction and basic properties

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Dispersion in polar crystals - phonon polaritons<br />

Dispersion relation for<br />

k<br />

2<br />

2 2<br />

ω ω<br />

= ε = ε<br />

2 2<br />

c c<br />

photon like<br />

γ = 0<br />

2 2<br />

ω −ω<br />

L ( ωs<br />

) 2 2<br />

ω −ω<br />

T<br />

strong coupling of mechanical <strong>and</strong><br />

electromagnetic waves, polariton like<br />

γ = 0<br />

between TO <strong>and</strong> LO<br />

there is no solution for<br />

real values ω <strong>and</strong> k<br />

frequency gap:<br />

E ∝ e<br />

ω<br />

−i<br />

t −kr<br />

e<br />

no propagation<br />

reflection

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