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(a) Kretschmann configuration for surface plasmon excitation. The matching of wave vectors between surface plasmons and the incident light is achieved with the help of a prism with high refractive index and (b) the large surface plasmon wave vectors can also be obtained with the help of a grating. The grating provides additional wave vector components that can assist the conversion from incident light into surface plasmon waves.
