High-transmission hybrid-effect-assisted nanoaperture

Abstract

We present a C-aperture encircled by a groove that makes possible the hybrid effect of coupling surface plasmen resonance to propagating waves. Compared to a single C aperture, the groove-encircled aperture can increase transmission by a factor of 2.45 in the near field and by a factor of 1.88 in the far field, showing good agreement with our theoretical calculation. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.