Surface Excitations in Absorbing Media

Author

Robert John Bell, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Ralph William Alexander, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
William F. Parks, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
G. Kovener

Abstract

Exact Propagation Constants and Poynting Vectors Are Calculated for Surface Excitations at an Interface between Two Media with Complex Dielectric Functions. It is Found that the Electric Fields Associated with the Surface Excitations Decay as Damped Oscillating Exponentials. It is Also Found that the Mean-Free-Paths Can Be of the Order of Meters, Even in the Presence of Damping. at Intermediate Frequencies, the Surface Plasmon Mean-Free-Paths Are Proportional to the Free Carrier Lifetime. © 1973.

Recommended Citation

R. J. Bell et al., "Surface Excitations in Absorbing Media," Optics Communications, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 147 - 150, Elsevier, Jan 1973.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/0030-4018(73)90159-4

Department(s)

Physics

Comments

National Science Foundation, Grant GH-3455 1

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0030-4018

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2023 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1973