Electromagnetic Surface Waves by Polo, John, Mackay, Tom, Lakhtakia, Akhlesh -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover image Title page Table of Contents Copyright Dedication Preface List of Acronyms and Principal Symbols

Acronyms Scalars 3-Vectors 3 × 3 Dyadics 4-Vectors 4 × 4 Matrixes RCWA quantities Operators and functions

Chapter 1. Surface Waves

1.1 Introduction 1.2 A Brief History 1.3 Simple SPP Wave 1.4 Dielectric Materials 1.5 Negative-Phase-Velocity Materials 1.6 Bianisotropic Materials 1.7 Taxonomy of Electromagnetic Surface Waves 1.8 Applications References

Chapter 2. Surface-Plasmon-Polariton Waves I

2.1 Introduction 2.2 Canonical Boundary-Value Problem 2.3 Optical Excitation of Simple SPP Waves 2.4 Nonlinear Dielectric Materials References

Chapter 3. General Theory of Surface-Wave Propagation

3.1 Introduction 3.2 Bianisotropic Materials 3.3 Propagation in a Homogeneous Bianisotropic Material 3.4 Propagation in a Periodically Nonhomogeneous Bianisotropic Material 3.5 Canonical Boundary-Value Problem 3.6 Modified Canonical Boundary-Value Problem 3.7 Prism-Coupled Configuration 3.8 Grating-Coupled Configuration References

Chapter 4. Dyakonov Waves

4.1 Introduction 4.2 Interface of an Anisotropic Material and an Isotropic Material 4.3 Interface of Two Anisotropic Materials 4.4 Nanostructured Materials 4.5 Electro-Optic Materials 4.6 Magnetic Analogs 4.7 More Exotic Materials 4.8 Experimental Observation 4.9 Outlook References

Chapter 5. Tamm Waves

5.1 Introduction 5.2 Canonical Boundary-Value Problem 5.3 Practical Configurations 5.4 Interface of Two Periodically Nonhomogeneous Dielectric Materials 5.5 Outlook References

Chapter 6. Surface-Plasmon-Polariton Waves II

6.1 Introduction 6.2 Interface of a Metal and an Isotropic Dielectric Multilayer 6.3 Interface of a Metal and a Homogeneous Anisotropic Dielectric Material 6.4 Interface of a Metal and a Continuously and Periodically Nonhomogeneous Dielectric Material 6.5 Optical Sensing 6.6 Harvesting of Solar Energy 6.7 Outlook References

Chapter 7. Dyakonov-Tamm Waves

7.1 Introduction 7.2 Canonical Boundary-Value Problem 7.3 Practical Configurations 7.4 Outlook References

Appendix A

Dyadics References

Appendix B

Biaxial Permittivity Dyadic

Appendix C

Zenneck Wave References

Appendix D

Floquet Theory References

Appendix E

Forward and Inverse Bruggeman Formalisms E.1 Forward Bruggeman Formalism for CTFs E.2 Inverse Bruggeman Formalism for CTFs E.3 Forward Bruggeman Formalism for Fluid-Infiltrated CTFs E.4 Cautionary Remarks References

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