Abstract

The transcendental equation for the propagation constants of a surface polariton in a layered structure is written in a form that is particularly amenable to solution by a recursive method. A numerical example is given for the surface phonon-polariton on a structure consisting of a Ge film on BeO.

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Dispersion relations for complex reflectivities*†

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