Angle-robust resonances in cross-shaped aperture arrays

Computational and experimental investigations of angle-dependent light transmission through nanometric cross-shaped aperture arrays in thin metal films are presented. It is shown that high-transmission associated with the excitation of localized surface plasmons within the apertures can be tailored to exhibit polarization- and angle-independent performance.

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