Electromagnetic Surface Waves
Polo, John (Department of Physics and Technology, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA, USA) / Mackay, Tom (School of Mathematics, University of Edinburgh, UK) / Lakhtakia, Akhlesh (Evan Pugh University Professor and The Charles Godfrey Binder (Endowed) Professor, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, USA)
For decades, the surface-plasmon-polariton wave guided by the interface of simple isotropic materials dominated the scene. However, in recent times research on electromagnetic surface waves guided by planar interfaces has expanded into new and exciting areas. In the 1990s, research focused on advancing knowledge of the newly discovered Dyakonov wave. More recently, much of surface wave research is motivated by the proliferation of nanotechnolo...