A subwavelength slit as a quarter-wave retarder

作者:Chimento Philip F*; Kuzmin Nikolay V; Bosman Johan; Alkemade Paul F A; 't Hooft Gert W; Eliel Eric R
来源:Optics Express, 2011, 19(24): 24219-24227.
DOI:10.1364/OE.19.024219

摘要

We have experimentally studied the polarization-dependent transmission properties of a nanoslit in a gold film as a function of its width. The slit exhibits strong birefringence and dichroism. We find, surprisingly, that the transmission of the polarization parallel to the slit only disappears when the slit is much narrower than half a wavelength, while the transmission of the perpendicular component is reduced by the excitation of surface plasmons. We exploit the slit's dichroism and birefringence to realize a quarter-wave retarder.

  • 出版日期2011-11-21