PROPAGATION OF SURFACE ELECTROMAGNETIC-WAVES ON N-TYPE GAAS IN THE FAR INFRARED

被引:9
作者
BEGLEY, DL
ALEXANDER, RW
WARD, CA
BELL, RJ
机构
[1] Physics Department, University of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla
关键词
D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(79)90514-4
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The far infrared (84.2 cm-1) propagation distance of surface electromagnetic waves on samples of single crystal GaAs with varied carrier concentrations has been measured using the twoprism technique. The experimental propagation distances agree well with theoretical values obtained from computer calculations using the exact two media dispersion relation. It was found that the propagation of the SEW is strongly dependent upon the free carrier concentration of the GaAs sample as expected. It is demonstrated that a simple classical theory of SEW works for GaAs-air interfaces in the far infrared. © 1979.
引用
收藏
页码:238 / 244
页数:7
相关论文
共 23 条
[1]   OPTIMIZATION OF PRISM COUPLING EFFICIENCY FOR SURFACE ELECTROMAGNETIC-WAVE EXCITATION IN IR [J].
BEGLEY, DL ;
BRYAN, DA ;
ALEXANDER, RW ;
BELL, RJ .
APPLIED OPTICS, 1977, 16 (06) :1549-1552
[2]   PROPAGATION DISTANCES OF SURFACE ELECTROMAGNETIC-WAVES ON NI, PD, PT, AND W METAL-SURFACES [J].
BEGLEY, DL ;
BRYAN, DA ;
ALEXANDER, RW ;
BELL, RJ ;
GOBEN, CA .
SURFACE SCIENCE, 1976, 60 (01) :99-108
[3]  
Bell R. J., 1973, Optics Communications, V8, P147, DOI 10.1016/0030-4018(73)90159-4
[4]   INTRODUCTORY THEORY FOR SURFACE ELECTROMAGNETIC-WAVE SPECTROSCOPY [J].
BELL, RJ ;
ALEXANDER, RW ;
WARD, CA ;
TYLER, IL .
SURFACE SCIENCE, 1975, 48 (01) :253-287
[5]   LONGITUDINAL OPTICAL PHONON-PLASMON COUPLING IN CDS [J].
BELL, RJ ;
MCMAHON, TJ ;
RATHBUN, DG .
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 1968, 39 (01) :48-+
[6]  
BELL RJ, 1967, PHYS LETT A, V23, P576
[7]  
BHASIN K, 1976, J CHEM PHYS, V64, P5019, DOI 10.1063/1.432174
[8]   PROPAGATION DISTANCE OF SURFACE ELECTROMAGNETIC-WAVES ON 2 METAL-OXIDE AIR SYSTEMS [J].
BRYAN, DA ;
BEGLEY, DL ;
BHASIN, K ;
ALEXANDER, RW ;
BELL, RJ ;
GERSON, R .
SURFACE SCIENCE, 1976, 57 (01) :53-62
[9]   WAVEGUIDE LASER FOR FAR INFRARED (FIR) PUMPED BY A CO2-LASER [J].
HODGES, DT ;
HARTWICK, TS .
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 1973, 23 (05) :252-253
[10]   EFFECTS OF MECHANICAL POLISHING DAMAGE ON IR REFLECTANCE AND ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION SPECTRA OF N-TYPE GAAS [J].
HOLM, RT ;
PALIK, ED .
JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 1976, 13 (04) :889-893