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Polarization and Filter Properties Investigation of Metal Gratings and Rings

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We demonstrated the near-field optical transmission properties of nanogratings with spoke and rings structures through a near-field scanning optical microscope, and the far-field optical transmission properties with different polarization angles are investigated with an optical microscope. Our experimental results verified the polarization properties of the nanograting structures and further demonstrated the experimental results are supported by the finite difference time domain theoretical simulation. The optical microscope imaging of the spoke and ring structures also show that the grating structures can disperse visible light of different wavelengths.

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This work is supported by “the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,” under Grant No. ZYGX2010J053.

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  1. School of Physical Electronics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, People’s Republic of China

    Rongjing He & Xiuli Zhou

  2. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    Yi-Kuei Wu & Xiuli Zhou

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He, R., Wu, YK. & Zhou, X. Polarization and Filter Properties Investigation of Metal Gratings and Rings. Plasmonics 7, 389–396 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-011-9320-6

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