High efficiency coupling to the overcoated surface plasmon mode in the far infrared
- 15 February 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 44 (4) , 373-375
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.94773
Abstract
Trapezoidal gratings, both with and without thin dielectric overcoatings, have been used to couple up to 70% of a 119-μm laser beam into surface plasmons on a metal surface. The results indicate significant grating induced shifts in the dispersion relations.Keywords
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