Control of Beaming Angles via a Subwavelength Metallic Slit Surrounded by Grooves

Abstract

We are studying a subwavelength slit in a lossy metal film illuminated by electromagnetic waves. Periodic grooves are placed on the output side surrounding the slit. Surface plasmons along the metallic surface on the output side are excited by the electromagnetic wave propagating through the slit. The grooves modulate the surface plasmons and couple them into propagation modes, which facilitates the beaming of the output field. We developed an efficient method to determine the geometric parameters of the grooves that are necessary to achieve oblique beaming at any angle between 0 and 70 degrees. We also designed a frequency splitter by setting appropriate parameters of the grooves.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 26, 2010
Accession Number
ADA544712

Entities

People

  • Kostas Soukoulis
  • Wenhan Dai

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coordinate Systems
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Distribution Curves
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Far Field
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Frequency
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Metal Films
  • Near Field
  • New York
  • Photonic Crystals
  • Plasmons
  • Scattering
  • Surface Plasmons
  • Two Dimensional
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.