Open AccessPeriodic dielectric bars assisted enhanced transmission and directional light emission from a single subwavelength slit
Author(s) -
Zu-Bin Li,
Jianguo Tian,
Wei Zhou,
Wei-Ping Zang,
Chunping Zhang
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.14.008037
Subject(s) - dielectric , optics , slit , extraordinary optical transmission , materials science , transmission coefficient , transmission (telecommunications) , finite difference time domain method , surface plasmon , surface plasmon polariton , optoelectronics , physics , plasmon , telecommunications , computer science
The transmission from a single subwavelength slit in a metal film with periodic dielectric bars on its surfaces has been analyzed numerically by the finite-difference time-domain method. Results show that the role of the periodic dielectric bars is just the same as that of the periodic grooves directly on the surfaces. With the modulations of dielectric bars on the input and output surfaces of the metal film, light transmission through the subwavelength slit is enhanced extraordinarily and confined to directional emission. The CDEW model is employed to explain the mechanism of the transmission enhancement and directional emission caused by the periodic dielectric bars.