Plasmon-assisted two-slit transmission: Young's experiment revisited

H. Schouten; N. Kuzmin; G. Dubois; T.D. Visser; G.J. Gbur; P. F. A. Alkemade; H.P. Blok; G. W. Hooft; D. Lenstra; E.R. Eliel

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.053901

Plasmon-assisted two-slit transmission: Young's experiment revisited

H. Schouten, N. Kuzmin, G. Dubois, T.D. Visser, G.J. Gbur, P. F. A. Alkemade, H.P. Blok, G. W. Hooft, D. Lenstra, E.R. Eliel

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We present an experimental and theoretical study of the optical transmission of a thin metal screen perforated by two subwavelength slits, separated by many optical wavelengths. The total intensity of the far-field double-slit pattern is shown to be reduced or enhanced as a function of the wavelength of the incident light beam. This modulation is attributed to an interference phenomenon at each of the slits, instead of at the detector. The interference arises as a consequence of the excitation of surface plasmons propagating from one slit to the other. © 2005 The American Physical Society.

Original language	English
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	94
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.053901
Publication status	Published - 2005

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