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Microscopic theory of the extraordinary optical transmission

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  • Haitao Liu

    (Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l’Institut d’Optique, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Campus Polytechnique, RD 128, 91127 Palaiseau cedex, France
    Key Laboratory of Opto-electronic Information Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University)

  • Philippe Lalanne

    (Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l’Institut d’Optique, CNRS, Univ. Paris-Sud, Campus Polytechnique, RD 128, 91127 Palaiseau cedex, France)

Abstract

Extraordinary light 'Extraordinary optical transmission' — named from the title of the 1998 Nature paper that introduced the phenomenon — occurs when light passes through a metal film peppered with holes smaller than the wavelength of the light. At certain wavelengths, the amount of light transmitted is much larger than expected for such small openings. The search for an explanation has centred on so-called surface plasmons, electronic excitations in a metal film thought to promote light transmission, but the physical mechanisms involved are hotly debated. Haitao Liu and Philippe Lalanne have now developed a theory that reconciles various different views by taking account of surface plasmon modes as well as other electromagnetic fields. The new model accurately predicts various features in the transmission spectra and may be used as a basis for the design of nano-optics devices.

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  • Haitao Liu & Philippe Lalanne, 2008. "Microscopic theory of the extraordinary optical transmission," Nature, Nature, vol. 452(7188), pages 728-731, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:452:y:2008:i:7188:d:10.1038_nature06762
    DOI: 10.1038/nature06762
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    1. Yu-Hui Chen & Ronnie R. Tamming & Kai Chen & Zhepeng Zhang & Fengjiang Liu & Yanfeng Zhang & Justin M. Hodgkiss & Richard J. Blaikie & Boyang Ding & Min Qiu, 2021. "Bandgap control in two-dimensional semiconductors via coherent doping of plasmonic hot electrons," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-8, December.
    2. Bingyan Liu & Shirong Liu & Vasanthan Devaraj & Yuxiang Yin & Yueqi Zhang & Jingui Ai & Yaochen Han & Jicheng Feng, 2023. "Metal 3D nanoprinting with coupled fields," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.

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