Terahertz transparency at Fabry-Perot resonances of periodic slit arrays in a metal plate: Experiment and theory

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 26, 2006, Pages 12637-12643

  Lee, J W ^a   Seo, M A ^a   Park, D J ^a   Jeoung, S C ^b   Park, Q H ^c   Lienau, Ch ^d   Kim, D S ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; RESONANCE; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TIME VARYING SYSTEMS; TRANSPARENCY;

METALLIC STRUCTURES; NEAR-FIELD ENHANCEMENT; RAYLEIGH MINIMUM; TERAHERTZ TRANSPARENCY;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 33845733121     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.012637     Document Type: Article

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