title: Excitation of surface polaritons by end-fire coupling.
abstract: We calculate the efficiency with which a surface polariton at a metal-dielectric interface is excited when a p-polarized volume electromagnetic wave is incident upon the end face of the metal-dielectric system that is normal to the interface. We find generation efficiencies of approximately 90%
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Stegeman
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Wallis
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Maradudin