FIG. 3: (Color online) A dielectric prism with permittivity ε$_{p}$ is separated from a layered supercon- ductor by a vacuum gap of thickness δ . An electromagnetic wave with incident angle θ , exceeding the limit angle θ$_{t}$ = arcsin( ε $_{−}$1 / 2 p ) for total internal reflection, can excite surface waves that sat- isfy the following resonance condition: ωε 1 / 2 p sin θ = cq . Here k i and k r are the wave-vectors of the incident and reflected waves associated with the magnetic field amplitudes H i and H $^{r}$. The resonance excitation of surface waves by the incident wave produces a strong suppression of the reflected wave. [6] S. Savel’ev et al. , Phys. Rev. Lett. 95 , 187002 (2005); V. A. Yampol’skii, et al. , Phys. Rev. B 76 , 224504 (2007); V. A. Yampol’skii et al. , ibid 79 , 214501 (2009). [7] P. M. Platzman and P. A. Wolff, Waves and Interactions in Solid State Plasmas (Academic, London, 1973). 9