Enhanced optical transmission of non-coaxial double-layer gold nano-slit with slanted sidewall arrays

We present the numerical investigation of the optical transmission through the non-coaxial double-layer gold nano-slit with slanted sidewall arrays by using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. It is found that there mainly exist three resonant peaks in the transmission spectra and the transmission behaviors are strongly dependent on the lateral displacement, the slit widths, the layer separation and the thickness of the film. Based on the field distribution, we show that the two short wavelength transmission peaks are characterized as the surface plasmon resonance, while the long wavelength transmission peak is characterized as the localized waveguide resonance.     

Transmission of light through metallic Z-shaped slit array with inner metallic bar

The transmission of a normally incident wave through a Z-shaped channel metallic slit array with metallic bar inside has been investigated by using finite-difference time-domain method. It is obtained that transmission spectra are nearly the same of the slit array with straight channel as that with Z-shaped channel in the condition the material of the slit array the same as that of the inner bar. If the Au bar is replaced by Al of the Au slit array, both resonance modes red shift obviously, especially for the structure with bent channel. Along with the width of the inner bar increasing, the localized waveguide resonance mode red shifts regularly with a tiny decrease of the peak value of all the kinds of composed structure introduced here, and the surface plasmon resonance mode red shifts regularly accompanied by peak value changing uniformly for the structures with only one type of metal. However, the surface plasmon resonance behaves different obviously, its center peak first moves to a larger wavelength fast, then red shifts slowly, for the Au-film Al-bar structure, but that moves in a very small wavelength range for the Al-film Au-bar one. The results obtained here are helpful to design subwavelength optical devices.     

The extraordinary optical transmission through double-layer gold slit arrays

We present the numerical investigation of the optical transmission through a periodic gold nano-slit structure composed with two non-identical layers, and compare it with that of double-layer structure with two identical layers. The optical enhancement is attributed to the surface Plasmon resonance collaborated with the localized waveguide resonance. It is shown that the transmission behaviors are strongly dependent on the layer separation and lateral displacement between the two single metallic gratings. Especially, it is found that extraordinary transmission exists even if the slit of one layer shifts laterally over that of the other one to the situation that no light can propagate directly when layer separation D = 0. When the slit widths of two layers are not equal, the surface plasmon resonance peak alternately decreases and increases twice, and the localized waveguide resonance peak appears at a longer wavelength as the lateral displacement varies for a non-zero layer separation, which differs from the situation with two identical layers. These transmission properties of the structures show promise for applications in optical devices.     

Enhanced optical transmission through double-layer gold slit arrays

We investigate the relationship between the transmission and the layer distance of double-layer gold slit arrays by using the finite-difference time-domain method.The results show that the transmission properties can be influenced strongly by layer distance.We attribute the two types of resonant modes to surface plasmon resonance and the localised waveguide resonance.We find that the localised waveguide transmission peak redshifts and becomes broader with increasing layer distance D.We also describe and explain the splitting,shift,and degeneration of the surface plasmon resonant transmission peak theoretically.In addition,to clarify the physical mechanism of the transmission behaviours,we analyse the distributions of electric field and total energy for the three transmission peaks with distance D=45 nm for the double-layer system.Light transporting behaviours are mostly concentrated in the region of the slits as well as the interspaces of the two layers,and for different resonant wavelengths the electric field and energy distributions are different.It is expected that the results obtained here will be helpful for designing subwavelength metallic grating devices.     

The optical transmission characteristics through gold nanoslit arrays embedded in nonlinear medium

We present the numerical investigation of the optical transmission through a periodic gold nanoslit array embedded in the Kerr type nonlinear medium by using a developed two-dimensional Finite Different Time Domain (FDTD) method. The enhanced transmission in the nonlinear structure is attributed to the collaboration of the surface plasmon resonance and the localized waveguide resonance. We show that, in a certain intensity range, with the increase of the incident intensity, the transmission resonance peaks redshift obviously, and peak values decrease firstly and then increase; with the gold film thickness and the embedded depth becoming larger, transmission resonance peaks of both types redshift significantly, and the peak number, peak value and the half peak width change obviously. The electric fields distributions for different embedded depths of the gold slits at various resonance wavelengths are simulated to illuminate the underlying physical mechanisms. It is expected that these results obtained here will help to design nonlinear subwavelength metallic grating devices.     

Surface plasmon tunneling through a touching gold nanocylinder array on a thin gold film

The optical property of a structure composed of a touching gold nanocylinder array on a thin gold film is investigated using finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. It is discovered that the transmission behavior can be tuned by tuning the geometry of the structure. As the film thickness increases, the transmission mode associated with the localized surface plasmon resonance blue shifts accompanied with a decrease of magnitude and full width at half maximum, and a second transmission appear due to the interaction of the plasmons on the cylinder with their images induced on the film. The localized waveguide resonance diminishes but the second resonance peak is intensified and broadened noticeably with the separation of the cylinder array and film increase. The cylinder radius size influences the localized surface plasmon resonance mode obviously. These results may be helpful for the design of a novel optical device.     

Tunable phaselike resonance in split coaxial gold nanotube resonator pair

We propose the split coaxial nanotube resonator pair and investigate its plasmon resonance properties theoretically. It is found that the resonance peak splits and forms more dips with the increase of the number of slits in the structure. We present that the splitting behaviors result from the phaselike resonance of adjacent tubes. In addition, it shows the optical transmission peaks can shift and attenuate by tuning the split width, the thickness and dielectric constant of the medium layer between two coaxial nanotubes. The instantaneous electric field distributions show that symmetry and antisymmetry quadrupole modes exist in these structures.     

Transmission properties of periodically patterned triangular prisms

Transmission properties of plasmonic structure arrays are simulated by finite element method. The array unit is composed of two combined triangular prisms. Results reveal that several resonant modes are found in the transmission spectra, which are due to the resonance of the surface plasmon polariton in the metal slit or to the localized surface plasmon resonance of the combined prisms. The resonant wavelengths can be tuned by changing the structural parameters of the combined prisms. In addition, the resonant modes are sensitive to small refractive index changes of the surrounding media, revealing potential detection applications in nanophotonic systems.     

Band structure of two-dimensional square lattice photonic crystals of circular dispersive metamaterial rods

By virtue of the efficiency of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map method, the details of the band structure of a two-dimensional square lattice photonic crystal composed of dispersive metamaterial circular rods in air background has been studied. We show that there are two flat bands at the band structure of the system for both H-polarization and E-polarization. These flat bands are created around the magnetic resonance frequency, surface plasmon frequency and magnetic surface plasmon frequency. We realized that the modes with frequencies lying above the resonance frequency behave like resonant cavity modes created in a single metallic cylindrical waveguide. While, due to the relatively large and imaginary refractive index of the metamaterial rods at the frequencies lying below the resonance frequency, the modes are localized modes with negligible penetration into the rods. Moreover, the modes are localized at the interface of the cylindrical metamaterial rods and the air background for the frequencies around the surface plasmon frequency and the magnetic surface plasmon frequency.     

介质覆层下金属周期结构变化对TE波异常透射特性的影响

根据金属光栅结构变化对TE波异常透射特性影响的研究需要,建立了相应的模型。应用时域有限差分(FDTD)方法分别计算了单缝结构、多缝结构、不同宽度和不同周期等结构下的透射分布特征。研究发现添加凹槽会对金属表面能量的传递起阻碍作用。透射频域宽度随薄膜宽度增加而增加。随着狭缝宽度的增加,透射率分布曲线包络线趋于平坦,主透射峰短波长侧透射曲线分布基本不变,而主透射峰及其长波长侧的透射曲线分布变宽。这说明宽度的变化影响了表面共振模式,从而影响透射的分布。单个狭缝的透射与多周期结构相比,透射率曲线几乎重合,表明狭缝对表面模式没有调制作用,各狭缝的透射相对独立。     

亚波长周期性各向异性金属薄膜的等离子体共振特性

 基于各向异性模型,运用全矢量的3维时域有限差分法（FDTD）,研究了在外磁场作用下,亚波长周期性各向异性金属薄膜的表面等离子体共振机制和特性,即由周期性穿孔形成的局域波导共振和由周期性结构引起的光子晶体共振效应。研究发现:当薄膜厚度一定时,两种等离子体共振模式都会随着外磁场的增大而向短波方向移动;而当外磁场一定、薄膜变厚时,周期结构因素引起的共振传输峰向长波方向转移,波导共振传输峰向短波方向转移;通过调控外加磁场的大小或方向可控制光通过金属薄膜的增强传输效应。     

Adjustable plasmon resonance in the coaxial gold nanotubes

We propose the coaxial gold nanotubes for their transmission and plasmon resonances theoretically. We find that the transmission spectra are highly adjustable by tuning the thickness of the nanotubes, the separation and the dielectric constant between the inner and outer nanotubes. The resonance peaks close to the left forbidden band gap edge are strongly correlated with the dielectric constant, the inner and outer tube thickness, and the separation between the two tubes. Based on the localized nature of the electric field distributions, we show that local plasmon resonance modes result from hybridized resonances of multifold multipolar plasmon polaritons in the cross section of the coaxial nanotubes.     

Enhanced infrared transmission through subwavelength coaxial metallic arrays

We report the observation of enhanced near-infrared transmission through arrays of subwavelength coaxial metallic structures compared with that through comparable diameter hole arrays as a result of localized electromagnetic modes supported by the complex coaxial unit cell. Polarization and angle-dependent transmission measurements clearly demonstrate the coupling between this localized mode and delocalized surface plasmon modes. A generalized, multiple discrete states Fano line shape provides a good fit to the experimental results.     

Tunable plasmonic filter with circular metal–insulator– metal ring resonator containing double narrow gaps

Tunable filter based on two metal–insulator–metal (MIM) waveguides coupled to each other by a ring resonator with double narrow gaps is designed and numerically investigated by finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations. The propagating modes of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) are studied. By introducing narrow gaps in ring resonators, the transmission in different resonance modes can be effectively adjusted by changing the gap width (g), and the transmitted peak wavelength has a nonlinear relationship with g. Another structure consisting two cascading ring resonators and regular MIM waveguide have also been proposed. The mechanism based on circular ring resonators with narrow gaps may provide a novel method for designing all-optical integrated components in optical communication and computing.     

Different optical properties in different periodic slot cavity geometrical morphologies

In this paper,optical properties of two-dimensional periodic annular slot cavity arrays in hexagonal close-packing on a silica substrate are theoretically characterized by finite difference time domain(FDTD) simulation method.By simulating reflectance spectra,electric field distribution,and charge distribution,we confirm that multiple cylindrical surface plasmon resonances can be excited in annular inclined slot cavities by linearly polarized light,in which the four reflectance dips are attributed to Fabry–Perot cavity resonances in the coaxial cavity.A coaxial waveguide mode TE11 will exist in these annular cavities,and the wavelengths of these reflectance dips are effectively tailored by changing the geometrical pattern of slot cavity and the dielectric materials filled in the cavities.These resonant wavelengths are localized in annular cavities with large electric field enhancement and dissipate gradually due to metal loss.The formation of an absorption peak can be explained from the aspect of phase matching conditions.We observed that the proposed structure can be tuned over the broad spectral range of 600–4000 nm by changing the outer and inner radii of the annular gaps,gap surface topography.Meanwhile,different lengths of the cavity may cause the shift of resonance dips.Also,we study the field enhancement at different vertical locations of the slit.In addition,dielectric materials filling in the annular gaps will result in a shift of the resonance wavelengths,which make the annular cavities good candidates for refractive index sensors.The refractive index sensitivity of annular cavities can also be tuned by the geometry size and the media around the cavity.Annular cavities with novel applications can be implied as surface enhanced Raman spectra substrates,refractive index sensors,nano-lasers,and optical trappers.     

微型腔单一亚波长金属狭缝的光波透射

 利用时域有限差分法模拟了厚金属层上单一亚波长狭缝内壁刻有一微型腔结构光波传输,结果发现在特定波长发生异常的增强透射。结合透射峰值对应波长近场分布,利用麦克斯韦方程组和波导理论对增强透射进行解释,认为光波在微型腔和狭缝中形成共振腔模起了重要作用:在狭缝内形成纵模,可以形成透射峰;在腔内形成不同的腔模也可以形成透射模。     

Experimental studies of extraordinary light transmission through periodic arrays of subwavelength square and rectangular holes in metal films

We fabricate a series of periodic arrays of subwavelength square and rectangular air holes on gold films, and measure the transmission spectra of these metallic nanostructures. By changing some geometrical and physical parameters, such as array period, air hole size and shape, and the incident light polarization, we verify that both global surface plasmon resonance and localized waveguide mode resonance are influential on enhancing the transmission of light through nanostructured metal films. These two resonances induce different behaviours of transmission peak shift. The transmission through the rectangular air-hole structures exhibits an obvious polarization effect dependent on the morphology. Numerical simulations are also made by a plane-wave transfer-matrix method and in good consistency with the experimental results.     

双微波源共轴辐射馈线结构的设计

设计了一种将两个不同波段微波源输出微波馈向同一个馈源喇叭的双波段馈线结构。该结构不仅对两个微波源输出的TM01模进行了有效的模式转换,而且实现了两个波段的微波共用辐射天线。采用双弯曲圆波导模式转换器实现高频段微波源输出微波的模式转换和轴线的定量平移;采用中间模式为矩形波导TE10模的圆波导TM01模-同轴波导TE11模的模式转换器,实现低频段微波源输出微波的模式转换及与高频段微波源输出微波的共轴输出。数值仿真结果验证了设计思路的正确性。     

Role of localised surface plasmon polaritons coupling in optical transmission through double-layer metal apertures

In this paper, we investigate the optical properties of the double-layer metal films perforated with single apertures by analysing the coupling of localized surface plasmon polaritons (LSPPs). It is found that the amplitude and the wavelength of transmission peak in such a structure can be adjusted by changing the longitudinal interval D between two films and the lateral displacements d_{x} and d_{y} which are parallel and perpendicular to the polarization direction of incident light, respectively. The variation of longitudinal interval D results in the redshift of transmission peak due to the change of coupling strength of LSPPs near the single apertures. The amplitude of transmission peak decreases with the increase of d_{y} and is less than that in the case of d_{x}, which originates from the difference in coupling manner between LSPPs and the localized natures of LSPPs.     

金属光子晶体平板的超强透射及其表面等离子体共振

用全矢量的三维有限差分时域(finite-difference time-domain,简称FDTD)方法,研究了正方形单元结构金属光子晶体平板的增强传输效应以及局域性表面等离子体共振现象.这种增强效应来自于两个不同的等离子体共振机制：由长方形空气孔形成的局域波导共振以及由周期性结构引起的光子晶体共振效应.对于由长方形空气孔形成的局域波导共振模式,其等离子体波全部局域在整个长方形空气孔区域中.而由周期性引起的共振模式,其频率随着金属平板表面周期性的变化而变化,相应的等离子体波分布在长方形空气孔区域的两端.产生的表面等离子体都局域在长方形空气孔区域中,电场强度得到了显著的增强. 关键词： 光子晶体 金属平板 超强透射 表面等离子体