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  • Editor: Andrew M. Weiner
  • Vol. 21, Iss. 5 — Mar. 11, 2013
  • pp: 6153–6161

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Wavefront control by stacked metal-dielectric hole array with variable hole shapes

Takayuki Matsui, Tsuyoshi Nomura, Atsushi Miura, Hisayoshi Fujikawa, Naoki Ikeda, Daiju Tsuya, Hideki T. Miyazaki, Yoshimasa Sugimoto, Masanori Ozaki, Masanori Hangyo, and Kiyoshi Asakawa  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 21, Issue 5, pp. 6153-6161 (2013)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.006153


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Abstract

A stacked metal-dielectric hole array (SHA) containing rectangular holes whose shape gradually varies in-plane is proposed as a means of achieving wavefront control. The dependence of the transmitted phase on the frequency can be tuned by the hole shape, in particular the length of the sides that are normal to the incident polarization. The combination of periodic holes along the polarization direction and the gradual change in hole shape normal to the polarization direction produce an inclined wavefront for 1-dimensional beam steering. An in-plane phase difference of 0.6π using an SHA with a thickness of one-sixth of the wavelength has been experimentally demonstrated.

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OCIS Codes
(160.3918) Materials : Metamaterials
(250.5403) Optoelectronics : Plasmonics
(310.6628) Thin films : Subwavelength structures, nanostructures

ToC Category:
Diffraction and Gratings

History
Original Manuscript: January 10, 2013
Revised Manuscript: February 22, 2013
Manuscript Accepted: February 23, 2013
Published: March 4, 2013

Citation
Takayuki Matsui, Tsuyoshi Nomura, Atsushi Miura, Hisayoshi Fujikawa, Naoki Ikeda, Daiju Tsuya, Hideki T. Miyazaki, Yoshimasa Sugimoto, Masanori Ozaki, Masanori Hangyo, and Kiyoshi Asakawa, "Wavefront control by stacked metal-dielectric hole array with variable hole shapes," Opt. Express 21, 6153-6161 (2013)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-21-5-6153


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