title: Photonic band structures for bi-dimensional metallic mesa gratings.
abstract: Photonic band properties are presented for a two-dimensional rectangular-groove grating of metal into air. The properties of the surface modes are shown and discussed with a perfect electric conductor, and compared to those of surface plasmons with real metal. The same structure is also studied with real metal in the near infrared. The results are obtained with a 3-D finite element numerical code.
authors.forename: Juliette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Plouin
authors.forename: Elodie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Richalot
authors.forename: Odile
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Picon
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carras
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Rossi