Transmission of light through a metal film with two corrugated surfaces

Rosa M. Fitzgerald; Tamara A. Leskova; Alexei A. Maradudin

doi:10.1117/12.620384

Translator Disclaimer

31 August 2005 Transmission of light through a metal film with two corrugated surfaces

Rosa M. Fitzgerald, Tamara A. Leskova, Alexei A. Maradudin

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 5878, Advanced Characterization Techniques for Optics, Semiconductors, and Nanotechnologies II; 58780Z (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.620384
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We study theoretically the transmission of p- and s-polarized light through a thin, supported, silver or gold film, both of whose surfaces are one-dimensional, periodically corrugated surfaces, as a function of the wavelength of the incident light. The calculations are carried out by the use of reduced Rayleigh equations in the form of a pair of coupled inhomogeneous matrix equations for the amplitudes of the scattered and transmitted Bragg beams. The results show that enhanced transmission occurs for both p- and s-polarized incident light for large-amplitude periodic corrugations of the two surfaces. In p polarization an additional enhancement occurs at the wavelengths of the surface plasmon polaritons supported by the film. Thus, slits that pierce the film are not necessary for enhanced transmission of light through it.

Citation Download Citation

Rosa M. Fitzgerald, Tamara A. Leskova, and Alexei A. Maradudin "Transmission of light through a metal film with two corrugated surfaces", Proc. SPIE 5878, Advanced Characterization Techniques for Optics, Semiconductors, and Nanotechnologies II, 58780Z (31 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.620384

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE