Plasmonic band edge effects on the transmission properties of metal gratings

AIP Advances

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  De Ceglia, D ^a   Vincenti, M A ^a   Scalora, M ^b   Akozbek, N ^b   Bloemer, M J ^b  

^a AEgis Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b Charles M Bowden Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE PLASMONS; TRANSMISSIONS;

ENHANCED TRANSMISSION; FABRY-PEROT CAVITY MODES; FIELD LOCALIZATION; ONE-DIMENSIONAL ARRAYS; PLASMONIC BAND GAPS; SURFACE PLASMON EFFECTS; TRANSMISSION PROPERTY; WOOD-RAYLEIGH ANOMALIES;

LIGHT TRANSMISSION;

EID: 80053555738     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21583226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3638161     Document Type: Article

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