FOCUSED LIGHT STUDY OF SURFACE-PLASMONS ON AG AND THE ANOMALOUS SKIN EFFECT

被引:6
作者
TILLIN, MD
SAMBLES, JR
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[1] Thin Film and Interface Group, Department of Physics, University of Exeter, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4QL, Stocker Road
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10.1080/09500349114550721
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The optical response of thin Ag films has been studied using surface plasmon-polaritons excited via a novel focused light attenuated total reflection technique, which is described in detail. The results show that the anomalous skin effect is important in room temperature condensed polycrystalline Ag films at visible wavelengths, especially with the removal of defects on annealing the films. Incorporation of the ASE theory and surface scattering into the reflectivity model provides better agreement between theory and experiment.
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页码:731 / 741
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