Excitation of surface polaritons by end-fire coupling.
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%
Stegeman
G I
GI
Wallis
R F
RF
Maradudin
A A
AA