Light transmission through metallic slit with a bar

The transmission characteristics of a metallic slit with a bar are investigated by using the two-dimensional finite difference time-domain method. It is found that the introduction of a bar enriches the transmission spectrum. As the bar locates at the center of the electric (magnetic) field antinodes, the transmission peaks have longer (shorter) wavelengths in comparison with the corresponding resonant peaks of the single slit. It is true for both the fundamental mode and second order mode. The proposed mode in a previous paper [Y. Wang, Y. Wang, Y. Zhang, S. Liu, Opt. Express 17 (2009) 5014] can well explain the above phenomenon. The increase in ability to accumulate charge or decrease in the length of current flow dominates when the bar lies at different positions, which results in a redshift or blueshift of transmission peaks. Moreover, it is also found that the transmission spectrum of the studied structure can be tuned by adjusting the length and width of the bar. It is expected that our results may be utilized to control the electromagnetic wave in subwavelength optics.