Finite conductance governs the resonance transmission of thin metal slits at microwave frequencies
Suckling, James R.; Hibbins, Alastair P.; Lockyear, Matthew J.; et al.Preist, T. W.; Sambles, J. Roy; Lawrence, Christopher R.
Date: 7 April 2004
Journal
Physical Review Letters
Publisher
American Physical Society
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Abstract
Fabry-Perot–like resonant transmission of microwave radiation through a single subwavelength slit in a thick aluminum plate is quantified for a range of slit widths. Surprisingly, and in contrast to previous studies [e.g., Y. Takakura, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5601 (2001)], the resonant frequency exhibits a maximum as a function of slit ...
Fabry-Perot–like resonant transmission of microwave radiation through a single subwavelength slit in a thick aluminum plate is quantified for a range of slit widths. Surprisingly, and in contrast to previous studies [e.g., Y. Takakura, Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 5601 (2001)], the resonant frequency exhibits a maximum as a function of slit width, decreasing as the slit width is reduced to less than 2% of the incident wavelength. This result accords with a new model based on coupled surface plasmon theory taking into account the finite conductivity, and hence permittivity, of the metal. This is contrary to a common assumption that metals can be treated as infinitely conducting in this regime.
Physics and Astronomy
Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy
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