Resonant enhancement of the electric field in the grooves of bare metallic gratings exposed to <span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mi>S</mi></math></span>-polarized light

A. Wirgin; A. A. Maradudin

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.31.5573

Rapid Communication

Resonant enhancement of the electric field in the grooves of bare metallic gratings exposed to $S$ -polarized light

A. Wirgin and A. A. Maradudin

Phys. Rev. B 31, 5573(R) – Published 15 April 1985

Abstract

Cavity resonances are shown to be produced for $S$ -polarized light striking an infinitely conducting lamellar grating. They manifest themselves by significant electric field enhancements within the grooves. This result has applications to surface-enhanced Raman scattering.