PROPAGATION OF SURFACE-POLARITONS OVER MACROSCOPIC DISTANCES AT OPTICAL FREQUENCIES (REPRINTED FROM SOLID-STATE COMMUN, VOL 12, PG 185-189,1973)

Authors
SCHOENWALD J BURSTEIN E ELSON JM
Citation
J. Schoenwald et al., PROPAGATION OF SURFACE-POLARITONS OVER MACROSCOPIC DISTANCES AT OPTICAL FREQUENCIES (REPRINTED FROM SOLID-STATE COMMUN, VOL 12, PG 185-189,1973), Solid state communications, 88(11-12), 1993, pp. 1067-1071
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Solid state communications → ACNP
ISSN journal
00381098
Volume
88
Issue
11-12
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1067 - 1071
Database
ISI
SICI code
0038-1098(1993)88:11-12<1067:POSOMD>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We report the propagation of surface polaritons over macroscopic dista nces along copper-air interfaces at 10.6 mum wavelength using a prism coupling technique for generating and detecting the surface modes. The measured propagation length (approximately 1.6 cm) is in agreement wi th theoretical estimates based on available optical data. The surface polaritons are easily observed visually using Radelin thermographic ph osphor paper.