Metamaterial polarization spectral filter: Isolated transmission line at any prescribed wavelength

We demonstrate that a narrowband spectral filter with a ripples-free isolated transmission peak and wide acceptance angle can be constructed exploiting polarization properties of a metal film patterned on the subwavelength scale. Its transmission band can be engineered to be anywhere from the visible to microwaves.

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