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Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPPs) - Introduction and basic properties

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generally:<br />

2 2 2<br />

kx + k y + kz<br />

at interface metal/dielectric:<br />

kzd<br />

ε<br />

d<br />

0<br />

+<br />

k<br />

ε<br />

zm<br />

m<br />

=<br />

= 0<br />

k<br />

2<br />

2<br />

ω<br />

ε<br />

2<br />

c<br />

Dispersion relation of <strong>SPPs</strong><br />

k<br />

k<br />

k<br />

2<br />

x<br />

2<br />

zd<br />

k =<br />

2<br />

zm<br />

xd<br />

k<br />

xm<br />

2<br />

⎛ ω ⎞<br />

= ⎜ ⎟<br />

⎝ c ⎠<br />

2<br />

⎛ ω ⎞<br />

= ⎜ ⎟<br />

⎝ c ⎠<br />

ε mε<br />

d<br />

ε + ε<br />

2<br />

⎛ ω ⎞<br />

= ⎜ ⎟<br />

⎝ c ⎠<br />

m<br />

d<br />

( ε + ε )<br />

m<br />

ε<br />

2<br />

d<br />

d<br />

( ε + ε )<br />

m<br />

ε<br />

2<br />

m<br />

d<br />

dielectric:<br />

metal:<br />

2 2<br />

kx + kzd<br />

= ε d<br />

2 2<br />

kx + kzm<br />

= ε m<br />

2<br />

ω<br />

2<br />

c<br />

2<br />

ω<br />

2<br />

c<br />

( ε m ) < 0 <strong>and</strong> ε m > ε d real kx<br />

Re →<br />

k zd <strong>and</strong> k zm are imaginary

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