Polarization-selective optical transmission through a plasmonic metasurface

Journal Article · Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4922993· OSTI ID:22483078

Pelzman, Charles; Cho, Sang-Yeon ^[1]

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1. Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88003-8001 (United States)

We present the design, fabrication, and experimental characterization of a nanoslit-based metasurface that offers polarization-selective optical transmission for advanced imaging applications. The metasurface consists of an array of meta-atoms, constructed with two orthogonally coupled subwavelength apertures. Highly enhanced optical transmission was achieved by selective excitation of surface plasmon waves on the metasurface. By rotating the orientation of the linearly polarized incident beam, switching of enhanced optical transmission bands through the metasurface was experimentally demonstrated. This demonstration is a significant step towards developing advanced multispectral imaging devices.

• OSTI ID: 22483078
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 106, Issue 25; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
APERTURES
ATOMS
BEAMS
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
EXCITATION
FABRICATION
ORIENTATION
POLARIZATION
SURFACES
TRANSMISSION