Surface plasmons not exist for transverse polarisation?

[venu279]

surface plasmons not exist for transverse electric polarisation? and only exist for transverse magnetic polarisation
can anyone help meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee please

 

[|squeezed>]

No, SPs exist for both (s & p) polarizations.
The usual case of p-polarization can be found in the standard textbooks. For s-polarization i refer you to R. Ruppin - Phys.Lett.A 277, 61 because i find it difficult to explain it in words.

 

[charng]

I can provide some information on this topic. Surface plasmons are collective oscillations of electrons at the interface between a metal and a dielectric material. These oscillations are excited by an electromagnetic wave and can propagate along the surface of the metal.

To answer your question, it is true that surface plasmons do not exist for transverse electric (TE) polarisation. This is because for TE polarisation, the electric field is perpendicular to the interface, and therefore does not interact with the electrons at the surface.

However, surface plasmons do exist for transverse magnetic (TM) polarisation. In this case, the magnetic field is parallel to the interface and can interact with the electrons, causing the excitation of surface plasmons.

So, in summary, surface plasmons can only exist for transverse magnetic polarisation, not for transverse electric polarisation. I hope this helps clarify your question.