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Fano-type interpretation of red shifts and red tails in hole array transmission spectra

Optics 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

We present a unifying point of view which allows to understand spectral features reported in recent experiments with two-dimensional arrays of subwavelength holes in metal films. We develop a Fano analysis of the related scattering problem by distinguishing two interfering contributions to the transmission process, namely a non-resonant contribution (direct scattering) and a resonant contribution (surface plasmon excitation). The introduction of a coupling strength between these two contributions naturally induces resonance shifts and asymmetry of profiles which satisfy simple scaling relations. We also report an experiment to confirm this analysis.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0401054,
  title  = {Fano-type interpretation of red shifts and red tails in hole array transmission spectra},
  author = {Cyriaque Genet and Martin P. van Exter and J. P. Woerdman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0401054},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages