Optical filter

Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Optical or pre-photocell system

Reexamination Certificate

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08067723

ABSTRACT:
An optical filter includes a light-shielding conductive layer provided with a plurality of apertures on a substrate surface that selectively transmits light of a first wavelength, and a dielectric layer in contact with the conductive layer. A size of the apertures is a size equal to or less than the first wavelength, and a ratio of a surface area of the conductive layer to a surface area of the substrate surface is within a range of equal to or greater than 36% and equal to or less than 74%. A transmissivity of the first wavelength is increased by surface plasmons induced in the apertures by light falling on the conductive layer.

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William L. Barnes, et al., Surface plasmon subwavelength optics, Nature, vol. 424, Aug. 14, 2003, pp. 824-830.

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