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Unidirectional Optical Transmission of a Dual Metallic Grating with Grooves

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In this paper, a dual grating structure for unidirectional transmission is presented. The forward and backward transmission performances have been investigated by finite element method. To enhance the forward transmission and to suppress the backward transmission simultaneously, we suggested to cut grooves on the surfaces of one of the gratings, and the effects of the grooves on the optical transmission have been studied. The numerical simulation results reveal that the transmission contrast ratio and the optical unidirectional transmission of the structure can be improved markedly by properly arranging the size and the position of the grooves. The forward transmission can be more than 90%, while the backward transmission transmittance is less than 5%.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 11274219 and 11174304.

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  1. Research Center for Advanced Optics and Photoelectronics, Department of Physics, College of Science, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, 515063, China

    Jin Tang, Wenjie Zhong & Shaohui Li

  2. Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Technology of MOE, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong, 515063, China

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Tang, J., Zhong, W. & Li, S. Unidirectional Optical Transmission of a Dual Metallic Grating with Grooves. Plasmonics 15, 1799–1805 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-020-01197-5

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