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Determination of the Excitation and Coupling Rates Between Light Emitters and Surface Plasmon Polaritons
Published on: July 21, 2018
Electromagnetic wave band structure due to surface plasmon resonances in a complex plasma
S V Vladimirov1,2,3, O Ishihara3
1Metamaterials Laboratory, ITMO University, St. Petersburg 199034, Russia and Theoretical Department, Joint Institute of High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 125412, Russia.
Abstract:
The dielectric properties of complex plasma containing either metal or dielectric spherical inclusions (macroparticles, dust) are investigated. We focus on surface plasmon resonances on the macroparticle surfaces and their effect on electromagnetic wave propagation. It is demonstrated that the presence of surface plasmon oscillations can significantly modify plasma electromagnetic properties by resonances and cutoffs in the effective permittivity. This leads to related branches of electromagnetic waves and to the wave band gaps. The conditions necessary to observe the band-gap structure in laboratory dusty plasma and/or space (cosmic) dusty plasmas are discussed.
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