Polarization-independent plasmonic subtractive color filtering in ultrathin Ag nanodisks with high transmission

Appl Opt. 2016 Jan 1;55(1):148-52. doi: 10.1364/ao.55.000148.

Abstract

We demonstrate a TE/TM polarization-independent plasmonic subtractive color filtering scheme employing ultrathin two-dimensional Ag nanodisks. These TE/TM polarization-independent subtractive color filters exhibit small feature sizes (below 200 nm) and high transmission up to 70% in the visible spectral region, superior to previously reported plasmonic color filters. Simulated optical transmission spectra and colors are in good agreement with experimental results. The color-filtering behaviors strongly depend on thickness and period of nanodisks. Underlying mechanisms are also discussed in detail.