TY - JOUR
T1 - Finite-size effects in wave transmission through plasmonic crystals
T2 - A tale of two scales
AU - Maier, Matthias
AU - Luskin, Mitchell
AU - Margetis, Dionisios
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 American Physical Society.
PY - 2020/8/15
Y1 - 2020/8/15
N2 - We study optical coefficients that characterize wave propagation through layered structures called plasmonic crystals. These consist of a finite number of stacked metallic sheets embedded in dielectric hosts with a subwavelength spacing. By adjustment of the frequency, spacing, number as well as geometry of the layers, these structures may exhibit appealing transmission properties in a range of frequencies from the terahertz to the mid-infrared regime. Our approach uses a blend of analytical and numerical methods for the distinct geometries with infinite, translation-invariant, flat sheets and nanoribbons. We describe the transmission of plane waves through a plasmonic crystal in comparison to an effective dielectric slab of equal total thickness that emerges from homogenization, in the limit of zero interlayer spacing. We demonstrate numerically that the replacement of the discrete plasmonic crystal by its homogenized counterpart can accurately capture a transmission coefficient akin to the extinction spectrum, even for a relatively small number of layers. We point out the role of a geometry-dependent corrector field, which expresses the effect of subwavelength surface plasmons. In particular, by use of the corrector we describe lateral resonances inherent to the nanoribbon geometry.
AB - We study optical coefficients that characterize wave propagation through layered structures called plasmonic crystals. These consist of a finite number of stacked metallic sheets embedded in dielectric hosts with a subwavelength spacing. By adjustment of the frequency, spacing, number as well as geometry of the layers, these structures may exhibit appealing transmission properties in a range of frequencies from the terahertz to the mid-infrared regime. Our approach uses a blend of analytical and numerical methods for the distinct geometries with infinite, translation-invariant, flat sheets and nanoribbons. We describe the transmission of plane waves through a plasmonic crystal in comparison to an effective dielectric slab of equal total thickness that emerges from homogenization, in the limit of zero interlayer spacing. We demonstrate numerically that the replacement of the discrete plasmonic crystal by its homogenized counterpart can accurately capture a transmission coefficient akin to the extinction spectrum, even for a relatively small number of layers. We point out the role of a geometry-dependent corrector field, which expresses the effect of subwavelength surface plasmons. In particular, by use of the corrector we describe lateral resonances inherent to the nanoribbon geometry.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevB.102.075308
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevB.102.075308
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85090162871
SN - 2469-9950
VL - 102
JO - Physical Review B
JF - Physical Review B
IS - 7
M1 - 075308
ER -