title: Coupling localized and extended plasmons to improve the light extraction through metal films.
abstract: Efficient transmission of light through a metal layer has become a key issue for a variety of applications including light-emitting diodes and solar cells. We report here on a novel strategy where localized and extended surface plasmons are combined to maximize the fluorescence transmission through a metallic film. We show that the dispersion of an artificial material formed by an array of metal nanoparticles coupled to a flat metal layer can be engineered to make the metal film, in a specific direction, 100% transmissive.
authors: Jean
authors: J
authors: Cesario
authors: María U
authors: MU
authors: Gonzalez
authors: Stéphanie
authors: S
authors: Cheylan
authors: William L
authors: WL
authors: Barnes
authors: Stefan
authors: S
authors: Enoch
authors: Romain
authors: R
authors: Quidant