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From the new concept of surface localiton, it is shown that a randomly rough surface can localize the light on a small part of its profile. Rigorous numerical calculations show the structure of a localiton. Finally, the possibility of observing such a wave from experimental measurements is suggested.
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Maystre, D. (1993). A New Kind of Surface Wave: The Localiton. In: Pohl, D.W., Courjon, D. (eds) Near Field Optics. NATO ASI Series, vol 242. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1978-8_42
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