Theory of transmission of light by sub-wavelength cylindrical holes in metallic films

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 10028-10042

  Garcia N ^a   Bai, Ming ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; METALS; PERMITTIVITY; SURFACE WAVES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BETHE APPROXIMATION; CYLINDRICAL HOLES; SURFACE PLASMONS; SURFACE WAVE EXCITATIONS;

METALLIC FILMS;

EID: 33750329903     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.010028     Document Type: Article

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