Light in tiny holes

被引:1812
作者
Genet, C.
Ebbesen, T. W.
机构
[1] Univ Strasbourg, ISIS, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
[2] Univ Strasbourg, CNRS, UMR 7006, F-67000 Strasbourg, France
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D O I
10.1038/nature05350
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The presence of tiny holes in an opaque metal film, with sizes smaller than the wavelength of incident light, leads to a wide variety of unexpected optical properties such as strongly enhanced transmission of light through the holes and wavelength filtering. These intriguing effects are now known to be due to the interaction of the light with electronic resonances in the surface of the metal film, and they can be controlled by adjusting the size and geometry of the holes. This knowledge is opening up exciting new opportunities in applications ranging from subwavelength optics and optoelectronics to chemical sensing and biophysics.
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页码:39 / 46
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