Interference and resonant cavity effects explain enhanced transmission through subwavelength apertures in thin metal films

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 7984-7993

  Flammer, P D ^a   Schick, C ^a   Collins, R T ^a   Hollingsworth, R E ^b  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b ITN ENERGY SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; METALLIC FILMS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE;

METAL SURFACES; OPAQUE METAL FILMS; SURFACE PLASMON POLARITON;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

EID: 34250901750     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.007984     Document Type: Article

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