Journal
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
Volume 93, Issue 19, Pages -Publisher
AMER PHYSICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.93.195418
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- Russian Science Foundation [14-12-00416]
- Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation [RFMEFI62114X0005]
- Russian Science Foundation [14-12-00416] Funding Source: Russian Science Foundation
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We study the physical origin of extreme optical chirality of subwavelength arrays of chiral holes in metal. We reconstruct the nanoscale relief of the hole arrays by the atomic-force microscopy and post-process the data to acquire an average unit-cell shape clear of noise and defects. For this shape, we perform the electromagnetic finite difference time domain simulations that reproduce all important features observed by the light-transmission experiments, including the notably strong circular dichroism and optical activity covering the whole range of possible values. To interpret the simulation results, we develop a chiral coupled-mode model which yields analytical expressions that fit accurately the numerical data in a broad wavelength range. Our conclusions undoubtedly link the extreme optical chirality to the plasmon resonances of chiral holes and the associated chiral Fano-type transmission resonance.
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