Open AccessAnalysis of the transmission process through single apertures surrounded by periodic corrugations
Author(s) -
Aloyse Degiron,
Thomas W. Ebbesen
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.12.003694
Subject(s) - optics , transmission (telecommunications) , extraordinary optical transmission , aperture (computer memory) , coupling (piping) , materials science , physics , transmission coefficient , process (computing) , telecommunications , computer science , surface plasmon polariton , surface plasmon , acoustics , metallurgy , operating system , plasmon
We have analyzed the transmission process through single subwavelength apertures surrounded by a set of periodic grooves in optically thick Ag films. On one hand, we found that the intensity of both single- and double-corrugated structures follows just one exponential regime as a function of the hole depth. On the other hand, it is shown that the transmission process can be separated into three independent steps: coupling in, transmission through the aperture and coupling out. This is in contrast with the transmission through hole arrays reported by previous studies where two transmission regimes were found. These findings are of relevance not only for further understanding the enhanced transmission but also for any applications based on this phenomenon.