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Surface Plasmons: Background

Coherent fluctuations of

electron charge at a

metal/dielectric boundary

Can excite the resonance

with an electric field

propagating along a metal-

dielectric interface

SPPs offer an excellent

bridge between light and

electrons

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This presentation was adapted from work by Edward Sachet

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