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Tunable transmission and enhanced emission in ordered metallic nanostructures having varying channel shape

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Extraordinary transmission spectra for one-dimensional (1D) gratings and two-dimensional (2D) metallic hole arrays change with the hole channel shape. In this paper, a converging-diverging channel (CDC) design was introduced. The transmission spectra corresponding to CDC-embedded nanostructures of 1D grating, circular and rectangular holes (2D hole arrays) are analyzed using three-dimensional (3D) finite-element method. Tuning of optical transmission by changing the CDC structure has been investigated. In addition, a cavity composed of a CDC metallic grating and a 1D photonic crystal (PhC) can lead to an enhanced emission. Large coherence length of the emission can be achieved by exploiting coherent properties of surface waves in grating and PhC.

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Lu, Y. Tunable transmission and enhanced emission in ordered metallic nanostructures having varying channel shape. Appl. Phys. A 103, 597–605 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-6191-1

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