TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiple surface-plasmon-polariton waves localized to a metallic defect layer in a sculptured nematic thin film
AU - Faryad, Muhammad
AU - Lakhtakia, Akhlesh
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - The propagation of a surface-plasmon-polariton (SPP) wave guided by a thin metallic defect layer in a sculptured nematic thin film (SNTF) - a periodically nonhomogeneous, anisotropic, dielectric material - was studied theoretically. If the defect layer is sufficiently thick, SPP waves propagate independently along the two metal/SNTF interfaces formed by the presence of the defect layer in the SNTF. As the thickness of the defect layer is reduced, SPP wave propagation is modified by the coupling of the two interfaces. The number of SPP waves increases and lower attenuation rates along the direction of propagation become possible.(
AB - The propagation of a surface-plasmon-polariton (SPP) wave guided by a thin metallic defect layer in a sculptured nematic thin film (SNTF) - a periodically nonhomogeneous, anisotropic, dielectric material - was studied theoretically. If the defect layer is sufficiently thick, SPP waves propagate independently along the two metal/SNTF interfaces formed by the presence of the defect layer in the SNTF. As the thickness of the defect layer is reduced, SPP wave propagation is modified by the coupling of the two interfaces. The number of SPP waves increases and lower attenuation rates along the direction of propagation become possible.(
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U2 - 10.1002/pssr.201004049
DO - 10.1002/pssr.201004049
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77958196098
SN - 1862-6254
VL - 4
SP - 265
EP - 267
JO - Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters
JF - Physica Status Solidi - Rapid Research Letters
IS - 10
ER -