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Surface Electromagnetic Waves With Damping I. Isotropic Media Ii. Anisotropic Media, Gary Shannon Kovener
Surface Electromagnetic Waves With Damping I. Isotropic Media Ii. Anisotropic Media, Gary Shannon Kovener
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Paper 1: “Surface electromagnetic wave (SEW) dispersion curves are usually calculated using a simple equation derived from Maxwell’s equations and boundary conditions. When complex dielectric functions are used for the two media, the component of the propagation vector along the surface kx becomes infinite as the frequency ω approaches the surface polariton frequency ωs if ω is considered complex and kx real. On the other hand, if kx is considered complex and ω real, the dispersion curves bend back toward smaller kx as ω approaches ωs. We have previously demonstrated that both types …