Title :
Localization by Random Apertures in a Metal Film
Author :
Hughes, M.C. ; Gordon, R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Victoria, Victoria
Abstract :
The transmission through random subwavelength rectangular apertures in a gold film is studied. Enhanced loss is shown to arise from localization of light at the surface of the film, which increases with aperture density.
Keywords :
gold; metallic thin films; optical losses; visible spectra; Au; aperture density; gold; light localization; loss; metal film; random subwavelength rectangular apertures; transmission; Apertures; Concurrent computing; Finite difference methods; Gold; Optical films; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Resonance; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453626
