Creation and annihilation of phase singularities near a sub-wavelength slit.
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چکیده
The anomalously-high transmission of light through subwavelength apertures is a phenomenon which has been observed in numerous experiments, but whose theoretical explanation is incomplete. In this article we present a numerical analysis of the power fl ow (characterized by the Poynting vector)of the electromagnetic fi eld near a sub-wavelength sized slit in a thin metal plate, and demonstrate that the enhanced transmission is accompanied by the annihilation of phase singularities in the power fl ow near the slit.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics express
دوره 11 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003