Surface-topography-induced enhanced transmission and directivity of microwave radiation through a subwavelength circular metal aperture

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2040-2042

  Lockyear, Matthew J ^a   Hibbins, Alastair P ^a   Sambles, J Roy ^a   Lawrence, Christopher R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; DENSITY (OPTICAL); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; FREQUENCIES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; SURFACE WAVES;

APERTURES; RESONANT EXCITATION;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 1942509357     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1688001     Document Type: Article

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