Resonant coupling between metal surface plasmons and intersubband plasmons and its manifestation in attenuated total reflection spectra

M. Załużny, W. Ziȩtkowski, and C. Nalewajko
Phys. Rev. B 65, 235409 – Published 24 May 2002
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Abstract

Resonant coupling between metal surface plasmons (MSP’s) and intersubband plasmons (IP’s) excited in “metal-multiple quantum well-dielectric” structures is discussed theoretically, taking into account the retardation effects. The nonradiative electromagnetic modes of the structures have been calculated modeling a multiple quantum well slab by a uniform uniaxial effective medium. The results obtained indicate that in the frequency region of intersubband excitations hybrid MSP-IP-photon modes are formed. We demonstrate that, in general, the normal-mode spectrum consists of two sets of branches separated by a gap. The manifestation of the hybrid modes in attenuated total reflection spectra is considered in detail.

  • Received 25 June 2001

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.65.235409

©2002 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

M. Załużny*, W. Ziȩtkowski, and C. Nalewajko

  • Institute of Physics, M. Curie Skłodowska University, pl. M. Curie Skłodowskiej 1, 20-031 Lublin, Poland

  • *Email address: zaluzny@tytan.umcs.lublin.pl

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Vol. 65, Iss. 23 — 15 June 2002

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