The diffraction of light by narrow slits in plates of different materials

H.F. Schouten; G. Gbur; T.D. Visser; D. Lenstra; H. Blok

doi:10.1088/1464-4258/6/5/027

The diffraction of light by narrow slits in plates of different materials

H.F. Schouten, G. Gbur, T.D. Visser, D. Lenstra, H. Blok

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We analyse the diffraction of light incident on a sub-wavelength slit in a thin plate. It is found that plates with different material properties, such as conductivity and thickness, show a fundamentally different behaviour of the field near the slit. Depending on the material properties, the light transmission can either be enhanced or frustrated. A correspondence between the handedness of optical vortices and the transmission behaviour is demonstrated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S277-S280
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Optics A, Pure and Applied Optics
Volume	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1464-4258/6/5/027
Publication status	Published - 2004

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