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As will be shown in the subsequent sections, reflection and emission of electromagnetic waves from surfaces of solids significantly depend on the presence of localized surface modes, which include surface electromagnetic waves. This particular type of waves exists at the interface between two different media. An electromagnetic surface wave propagates along the interface and decreases exponentially in the perpendicular direction.
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Volokitin, A.I., Persson, B.N. (2017). Surface Electromagnetic Waves. In: Electromagnetic Fluctuations at the Nanoscale. NanoScience and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53474-8_2
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