Surface plasmons in metallic structures
arXiv:cond-mat/0408683 · doi:10.1088/1464-4258/7/2/010
Abstract
Since the concept of a surface collective excitation was first introduced by Ritchie, surface plasmons have played a significant role in a variety of areas of fundamental and applied research, from surface dynamics to surface-plasmon microscopy, surface-plasmon resonance technology, and a wide range of photonic applications. Here we review the basic concepts underlying the existence of surface plasmons in metallic structures, and introduce a new low-energy surface collective excitation that has been recently predicted to exist.
14 pages, 14 figures, to appear in J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt