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Generation of Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPPs) at Chiroplasma-Metal Interface

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In this manuscript, numerical investigations at the chiroplasma-metal planar interface have been performed to explore some features of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs). Based on the electromagnetic wave theory, we derive a dispersion relation. The effect of tensorial permittivity parameters on effective mode index and propagation loss is analyzed in detail. Numerical results show that chiroplasma parameters, i.e., chirality, cyclotron frequency, and plasma frequency, have a significant impact on effective mode index and propagation loss in the THz frequency spectrum. The presented results of chiroplasma-metal SPPs provide new possibilities to fabricate compact nanophotonic devices in the THz frequency regime.

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Acknowledgements

The authors extend their appreciation to Taif University, Saudi Arabia, for supporting this work through project number (TU-DSPP-2024-11)

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This research was funded by Taif University, Saudi Arabia, Project No. TU-DSPP-2024-11.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, 71491, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

    R. Bousbih

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Taif University, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia

    M. S. Soliman

  3. Al-Zahraa Center for Medical and Pharmaceutical Research Sciences (ZCMRS), Al-Zahraa University for Women, Karbala, 56001, Iraq

    N. N. A. Jafar

  4. Department of Applied Sciences/University of Technology- Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

    M. S. Jabir

  5. Department of Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Industries, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Babylon, 51001, Iraq

    H. Majdi

  6. Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Al Taif HWY, 24381, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

    A. S. Alshomrany

  7. Physics Department, College of Science, Jouf University, P.O. Box 2014, Sakaka, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia

    N. M. A. Hadia

  8. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah, 42351, Saudi Arabia

    M. Shaban

  9. Nanophotonics and Applications (NPA) Lab, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, 62514, Egypt

    M. Shaban

  10. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Khurma, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia

    Y. A. El-Badry

  11. Department of Physics, University of Education, Vehari, Pakistan

    M. Iftikhar

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The authors confirm their contribution to the manuscript as follows: R. Bousbih and Maryam Iftikhar wrote the main manuscript. Mohamed S. Soliman, Nadhir N. A. Jafar, Majid S. Jabir, Hasan Majdi, and Ali S. Alshomrany derived analytical expressions. N. M. A. Hadia, Mohamed Shaban, and Yaser A. El-Badry wrote the “Numerical Results and Discussion” section. Authors R. Bousbih and Maryam Iftikhar were also encouraged and completely supervised during the preparation of the manuscript. All authors reviewed the manuscript before submission.

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Bousbih, R., Soliman, M.S., Jafar, N.N.A. et al. Generation of Surface Plasmon Polaritons (SPPs) at Chiroplasma-Metal Interface. Plasmonics (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-024-02328-y

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