Journal article
Absorption-induced transparency
JA Hutchison, DM O'Carroll, T Schwartz, C Genet, TW Ebbesen
Angewandte Chemie International Edition | WILEY-BLACKWELL | Published : 2011
Abstract
Transparent windows are opened in optically thick metallic films perforated with subwavelength holes by adsorbing a thin layer of molecules at the surface. Counterintuitively, transmission occurs at wavelengths at which the molecular layer absorbs strongly (in this case at 700nm), as revealed by transmission spectra of the hole array without (black curve) and with adsorbed molecules (red). © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
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Awarded by European Commission
Funding Acknowledgements
The discussion and help of Dr. E. Devaux, O. Mahboub, and Dr. F. Przybilla are gratefully acknowledged. This research was made possible with the financial support of the European Research Council (grant no. 227577).