Title :
Resonant absorbing diffraction gratings: Theoretical study
Author :
Lerer, A.M. ; Tsvetyansky, E.A. ; Makhno, V.V. ; Makhno, P.V.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Fac., Southern Fed. Univ., Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Abstract :
The novel optical metal-dielectric diffraction grating, which shows almost 100% absorption of all incident energy, was theoretically investigated. The effect is due to resonance of the surface wave, propagating along the metal/dielectric boundary (surface plasmonic resonance).
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; light propagation; surface plasmon resonance; visible spectra; incident energy absorption; light propagation; metal-dielectric boundary; optical metal-dielectric diffraction grating; resonant absorbing diffraction gratings; surface plasmonic resonance; surface wave resonance; Dielectrics; Diffraction; Diffraction gratings; Films; Metals; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory (MMET), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyiv
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4478-4
DOI :
10.1109/MMET.2012.6331220
