Polarization analysis of propagating surface plasmons in a subwavelength hole array
- 1 September 2003
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Journal of the Optical Society of America B
- Vol. 20 (9), 1927-1931
- https://doi.org/10.1364/josab.20.001927
Abstract
We present angle- and polarization-resolved measurements of the optical transmission of a subwavelength hole array. These results give a far field visualization of the propagation of the excited surface plasmons and allow for a simple analysis of their polarization properties.Keywords
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