Polarization conversion and “focusing” of light propagating through a small chiral hole in a metallic screen
Polarization conversion and “focusing” of light propagating through a small chiral hole in a metallic screen
Propagation of light through a thin flat metallic screen containing a hole of twisted shape is sensitive to whether the incident wave is left or right circularly polarized. The transmitted light accrues a component with handedness opposite to the incident wave. The efficiency of polarization conversion depends on the mutual direction of the hole’s twist and the incident light’s wave polarization handedness and peaks at a wavelength close to the hole overall size. We also observed strong transmitted field concentration at the center of he chiral hole when the handedness of the chiral hole and the wave’s polarization state are the same.
light polarisation, optical focusing, light propagation, chirality, metallic thin films, optical films, metamaterials
201105-201108
Krasavin, A.V.
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Schwanecke, A.S.
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Zheludev, N.I.
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Reichelt, M.
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Stroucken, T.
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Koch, S.W.
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Wright, E.M.
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2005
Krasavin, A.V.
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Schwanecke, A.S.
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Zheludev, N.I.
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Reichelt, M.
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Stroucken, T.
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Koch, S.W.
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Wright, E.M.
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Krasavin, A.V., Schwanecke, A.S., Zheludev, N.I., Reichelt, M., Stroucken, T., Koch, S.W. and Wright, E.M.
(2005)
Polarization conversion and “focusing” of light propagating through a small chiral hole in a metallic screen.
Applied Physics Letters, 86, .
(doi:10.1063/1.1925759).
Abstract
Propagation of light through a thin flat metallic screen containing a hole of twisted shape is sensitive to whether the incident wave is left or right circularly polarized. The transmitted light accrues a component with handedness opposite to the incident wave. The efficiency of polarization conversion depends on the mutual direction of the hole’s twist and the incident light’s wave polarization handedness and peaks at a wavelength close to the hole overall size. We also observed strong transmitted field concentration at the center of he chiral hole when the handedness of the chiral hole and the wave’s polarization state are the same.
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Published date: 2005
Keywords:
light polarisation, optical focusing, light propagation, chirality, metallic thin films, optical films, metamaterials
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/28686
ISSN: 0003-6951
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A.V. Krasavin
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A.S. Schwanecke
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N.I. Zheludev
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M. Reichelt
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T. Stroucken
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S.W. Koch
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E.M. Wright
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