Experimental study of enhanced transmission through subwavelength linear apertures flanked by periodic corrugations

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6323, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Schick, I C ^a   Flammer, P D ^a   Yarbrough, J M ^a   Allen, C G ^a   Nuebel, G J ^b   Schick, E J ^a   Dahdah, J M ^a   Martineau, J T ^a   Hurowitz, M A ^a   Hollingsworth, R E ^b   Collins, R T ^a  

^a Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^b ITN ENERGY SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced optical transmission; Subwavelength aperture; Surface plasmon polariton

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAM LITHOGRAPHY; GOLD; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFRARED RADIATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; THIN FILMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LINEAR SYSTEMS; VISUALIZATION;

ARGON ION MILLING; ENHANCED OPTICAL TRANSMISSION; SUBWAVELENGTH APERTURES; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITONS; ENHANCED TRANSMISSION; LINEAR APERTURES; SUBWAVELENGTH;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

EID: 33751359812     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.680954     Document Type: Conference Paper

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