DocumentCode :
1813113
Title :
The physics of light transmission through subwavelength apertures and aperture arrays
Author :
Weiner, John
Author_Institution :
Inst. Nac. de Opt. e Fotonica, Univ. de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
fYear :
2009
fDate :
10-13 May 2009
Firstpage :
13
Lastpage :
15
Abstract :
The passage of light through apertures much smaller than the wavelength of the light has proved to be a surprisingly subtle phenomenon. This report describes how modern developments in nanofabrication, coherent light sources, and numerical vector field simulations have led to the upending of early predictions from scalar diffraction theory and classical electrodynamics. Optical response of real materials to incident coherent radiation at Petahertz frequencies leads to unexpected consequences for transmission and extinction of light through subwavelength aperture arrays. This talk is a report on progress in our understanding of this phenomenon over the past decade.
Keywords :
light coherence; light diffraction; light sources; nanofabrication; nanophotonics; optical arrays; surface electromagnetic waves; aperture arrays; classical electrodynamics; light coherence; light sources; light transmission; nanofabrication; numerical vector field simulations; scalar diffraction theory; subwavelength apertures; Apertures; Electrodynamics; Light sources; Nanofabrication; Numerical simulation; Optical arrays; Optical diffraction; Optical materials; Physics; Predictive models;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Optical Data Storage Topical Meeting, 2009. ODS '09.
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3342-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3343-8
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ODS.2009.5031731
Filename :
5031731
Link To Document :
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