Surface magnetoplasma waves at the interface between a plasma-like medium and a metal in the Voigt geometry

Theoretical and experimental results associated with the studies of differe nt properties of surface-type waves (SW) in plasma-like medium-metal struct ures are reviewed. The propagation of surface waves in the Voigt geometry ( the SW propagate across the external magnetic field, which is parallel to t he interface) is considered. Various problems dealing with the linear prope rties of the SW (dispersion characteristics, electromagnetic fields topogra phy, influence of the inhomogeneity of the medium, etc.); excitation mechan isms of the plasma-metal waveguide structures (parametric, drift, diffracti on, etc, mechanisms); nonlinear effects associated with SW propagation (hig her harmonics generation, self-interaction, nonlinear damping, nonlinear in teractions, etc.) are presented. In many cases the results are valid for bo th gaseous and solid-state plasmas. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All righ ts reserved.