Quenched transmission of light through ultrathin metal films

Sanshui Xiao; N. Asger Mortensen

doi:10.1117/12.893296

26 September 2011 Quenched transmission of light through ultrathin metal films

Sanshui Xiao, N. Asger Mortensen

Proceedings Volume 8104, Nanostructured Thin Films IV; 81040B (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.893296
Event: SPIE NanoScience + Engineering, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We discuss optical properties of ultrathin metal films, with particular attention to the phenomenon of quenched transmission. Transmission of light through an optically ultrathin metal film with a thickness comparable to its skin depth is significant. We demonstrate the quenched transmission through the ultrathin metal films when they are periodically modulated. We also discuss the physics behind it and explain how this abnormal phenomenon is ascribed to surface plasmon resonance effects.

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Sanshui Xiao and N. Asger Mortensen "Quenched transmission of light through ultrathin metal films", Proc. SPIE 8104, Nanostructured Thin Films IV, 81040B (26 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.893296

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