Optical properties of multilayer metal-dielectric nanofilms with all-evanescent modes
Optics Express, Vol. 13, Issue 11, pp. 4113-4124 (2005)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.13.004113
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Abstract
We present a systematic study of mode characteristics of multilayer metal-dielectric (M-D) nanofilm structures. This structure can be described as a coupled-plasmon-resonantwaveguide (CPRW), a special case of coupled-resonator optical waveguide (CROW). Similar to a photonic crystal, the M-D is periodic, but there is a major difference in that the fields are evanescent everywhere in the M-D structure as in a nanoplasmonic structure. The transmission coefficient exhibits periodic oscillation with increasing number of periods. As a result of surface-plasmon-enhanced resonant tunneling, a 100% transmission occurs periodically at certain thicknesses of the M-D structure, depending on the wavelength, lattice constants, and excitation conditions. This structure indicates that a transparent material can be composed from non-transparent materials by alternatively stacking different materials of thin layers. The general properties of the CPRW and resonant tunneling phenomena are discussed.
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OCIS Codes
(130.2790) Integrated optics : Guided waves
(160.4760) Materials : Optical properties
(240.0310) Optics at surfaces : Thin films
(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons
(240.7040) Optics at surfaces : Tunneling
(260.3910) Physical optics : Metal optics
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History
Original Manuscript: April 22, 2005
Revised Manuscript: May 16, 2005
Published: May 30, 2005
Citation
Simin Feng, J. Elson, and Pamela Overfelt, "Optical properties of multilayer metal-dielectric nanofilms with all-evanescent modes," Opt. Express 13, 4113-4124 (2005)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-13-11-4113
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