title: Mason's rule and signal flow graphs applied to subwavelength resonant structures.
abstract: Widely used for the design of resonant electronic devices, Mason's scalar rule is adapted here to the study of resonant subwavelength optical structures. It turns out to be an efficient formalism, especially when dealing with multiple wave interference mechanisms. Indeed it allows to comprehend the underlying physical mechanisms of the structure in a straightforward way and fast analytical formulae can be retrieved. As an illustration, we apply it to the study of dual metallic gratings, which appear to be promissing optical filters as their spectral shape can be tailored according to needs.
authors.affiliation: ONERA-The French Aerospace Laboratory, Palaiseau, France.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Estruch
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pardo
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Portier
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jaeck
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Derelle
authors.forename: Riad
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haidar
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation; D008027:Light; D055096:Optical Devices; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation