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Surface plasmons are electromagnetic waves that propagate along the interface of a metal and a dielectric. In a surface plasmon light interacts with the free electrons of the metal which oscillate collectively in response to the applied field. Recently, nanometer-scale metallic devices have shown the potential to manipulate light at the subwavelength scale using surface plasmons. This could lead to photonic circuits of nanoscale dimensions.
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VERONIS, G., FAN, S. (2007). OVERVIEW OF SIMULATION TECHNIQUES FOR PLASMONIC DEVICES. In: Brongersma, M.L., Kik, P.G. (eds) Surface Plasmon Nanophotonics. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 131. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4333-8_12
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