title: Surface wave generation and propagation on metallic subwavelength structures measured by far-field interferometry.
abstract: Transmission spectra of metallic films or membranes perforated by arrays of subwavelength slits or holes have been widely interpreted as resonance absorption by surface plasmon polaritons. Alternative interpretations involving evanescent waves diffracted on the surface have also been proposed. These two approaches lead to divergent predictions for some surface wave properties. Using far-field interferometry, we have carried out a series of measurements on elementary one-dimensional subwavelength structures with the aim of testing key properties of the surface waves and comparing them to predictions of these two points of view.
authors.affiliation: IRSAMC/LCAR, Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gay
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alloschery
authors.forename: B Viaris
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: de Lesegno
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Lezec