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Physical origin of directional beaming emitted from a subwavelength slit

Physical origin of directional beaming emitted from a subwavelength slit We propose the physical origin for a directional beam of light emitting from a single subwavelength slit in metallic film that is characterized by a corrugation feature at the exiting side of the film. We theorize that the beaming phenomenon can be explained simply as surface plasmon diffraction along the corrugation as long as the multiple scattering effects are taken into account to restate the dispersion relationship of the surface plasmon. In order to prove our theory, both an experimental setup and numerical simulations were undertaken. Results obtained match well with our theory of an explanation based on a surface plasmon diffraction scheme. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Physical Review B American Physical Society (APS)

Physical origin of directional beaming emitted from a subwavelength slit

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Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Copyright
Copyright © 2005 The American Physical Society
ISSN
1550-235X
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevB.71.041405
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Abstract

We propose the physical origin for a directional beam of light emitting from a single subwavelength slit in metallic film that is characterized by a corrugation feature at the exiting side of the film. We theorize that the beaming phenomenon can be explained simply as surface plasmon diffraction along the corrugation as long as the multiple scattering effects are taken into account to restate the dispersion relationship of the surface plasmon. In order to prove our theory, both an experimental setup and numerical simulations were undertaken. Results obtained match well with our theory of an explanation based on a surface plasmon diffraction scheme.

Journal

Physical Review BAmerican Physical Society (APS)

Published: Jan 15, 2005

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