Title :
Polarization effect in the transmission through a single nanoscopic aperture
Author :
Müller, J. ; Banzer, P. ; Quabis, S. ; Leuchs, G.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen
Abstract :
Transmission of a strongly focused light beam through a nanoscopic aperture differs for radial and azimuthal polarization and for holes and coaxial structures. Experimental results are compared with FDTD-calculations showing the relevance of surface plasmons.
Keywords :
finite difference time-domain analysis; focused ion beam technology; light polarisation; light transmission; surface plasmons; FDTD-calculations; azimuthal polarization; coaxial structures; focused light beam; holes; polarization effect; radial polarization; single nanoscopic aperture; surface plasmons; Apertures; Coaxial components; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Finite difference methods; Optical films; Optical polarization; Optical surface waves; Plasmons; Silver; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452791
