Characteristics of optical thin film filters containing nanometer-size particles

Author

Nonaka, S. ; Suda, T. ; Oda, H.

Author_Institution

Toyota Technol. Inst., Nagoya, Japan

fYear

2001

fDate

Oct. 31 2001-Nov. 2 2001

Firstpage

206

Lastpage

207

Abstract

In this study, several kinds of single-layer optical thin film filters which contain many nanometer-size particles are analyzed by solving Maxwell equations. Typical characteristics of the filters are disclosed, taking into considerations of both effects of surface plasmon and polariton in the nano-particles and polariton in the dielectric thin film; especially the very narrow bandpass property. These significant features are reduced to dipole plasmon and polariton resonances of the nano particles and the layer.

Keywords

Maxwell equations; band-pass filters; dielectric thin films; light reflection; light transmission; nanostructured materials; optical films; optical filters; polaritons; surface plasmon resonance; Maxwell equations; band-pass characteristics; dielectric thin film; dipole plasmon resonances; nanometer-size particles; narrow band pass filters; optical WDM communication; polariton resonances; single-layer optical thin film filters; surface plasmon; surface polariton; Band pass filters; Dielectric thin films; Filtering theory; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Resonance; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microprocesses and Nanotechnology Conference, 2001 International

Conference_Location

Shimane, Japan

Print_ISBN

4-89114-017-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IMNC.2001.984162

Filename

984162