Abstract
We demonstrate tunable, enhanced 0th-order transmission through a metal–dielectric nanohole array device with a subwavelength-thick liquid crystal (LC) layer. The LC filled the nanoholes and formed a subwavelength covering layer, which is then capped by a top cover layer. The wavelength where the transmittance dip associated with the LC occurs is determined by the anisotropic refractive-index component of the LC, which is normal to the surface of the hole array. A low-refractive-index cover layer suppresses unwanted higher-order diffraction, which results in an enhancement of the 0th-order transmission, which is closely related to laterally propagating surface plasmon polaritons. The proposed design is expected to help realize tunable plasmonic devices with high optical transmittance.
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