Excitation of nonradiative surface plasma waves in silver by the method of frustrated total reflection
@article{Otto1968ExcitationON,
title={Excitation of nonradiative surface plasma waves in silver by the method of frustrated total reflection},
author={A. Otto},
journal={Zeitschrift f{\"u}r Physik A Hadrons and nuclei},
year={1968},
volume={216},
pages={398-410}
}A new method of exciting nonradiative surface plasma waves (SPW) on smooth surfaces, causing also a new phenomena in total reflexion, is described. Since the phase velocity of the SPW at a metal-vacuum surface is smaller than the velocity of light in vacuum, these waves cannot be excited by light striking the surface, provided that this is perfectly smooth.However, if a prism is brought near to the metal vacuum-interface, the SPW can be excited optically by the evanescent wave present in total… Expand
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