Experimental study of enhanced transmission through rough metal surfaces

Zu-Han Gu; Richard Sam Dummer; Alexei A. Maradudin; Jun Q. Lu; Arthur R. McGurn; Eugenio R. Mendez

doi:10.1117/12.22647

1 December 1990 Experimental study of enhanced transmission through rough metal surfaces

Zu-Han Gu, Richard Sam Dummer, Alexei A. Maradudin, Jun Q. Lu, Arthur R. McGurn, Eugenio R. Mendez

Proceedings Volume 1331, Stray Radiation in Optical Systems; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.22647
Event: 34th Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1990, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

The enhanced transmission effect, manifested as a narrow peak in the angular distribution of the intensity of diffuse scattered light in the antispecular direction, has been experimentally investigated when a p-polarized laser beam passes through a metal film deposited on a piece of glass substrate. This peak is an analogue of enhanced backscattering in the transmission of light through a randomly rough metal surface. A fully automatic bidirectional reflectometer was used to measure the enhanced transmission of gold and silver surfaces under illumination of He-Ne laser. The results are compared with a recent perturbation theory of the localization of surface polaritons.

Citation Download Citation

Zu-Han Gu, Richard Sam Dummer, Alexei A. Maradudin, Jun Q. Lu, Arthur R. McGurn, and Eugenio R. Mendez "Experimental study of enhanced transmission through rough metal surfaces", Proc. SPIE 1331, Stray Radiation in Optical Systems, (1 December 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.22647

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available