Surface plasmons move at nearly the speed of light and travel farther than expected
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 - 08:50
in Physics & Chemistry
Light waves trapped on a metal's surface, called surface plasmons, travel farther than expected, up to 250 microns from the source. While this distance is just one-hundredth of an inch, it is far enough to possibly be useful in ultra-fast electronic circuits. Scientists captured the surface plasmons' travel on video.