Title :
Diffracted evanescent wave model for enhancement and suppression of optical transmission of subwavelength hole arrays
Author :
Thio, Tineke ; Lezec, Henri J.
Author_Institution :
Arinna LLC, Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A new model of enhanced transmission of hole arrays accounts for both transmission suppression and modest enhancement, without a surface plasmon resonance; the model is valid for nonmetallic systems, and is supported by recent experiments.
Keywords :
light diffraction; light transmission; optical elements; diffracted evanescent wave model; nonmetallic systems; optical transmission enhancement; optical transmission suppression; subwavelength hole arrays; Apertures; Optical arrays; Optical diffraction; Optical films; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Plasmons; Resonance; Silver; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549039