@article{3012510, title = "Metal iris influence on guided-mode diffraction", author = "Gerolymatos, P.G. and Manenkov, A.B. and Tigelis, I.G. and Amditis, A.J.", journal = "Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision", year = "2006", volume = "23", number = "6", pages = "1333-1339", publisher = "OSA - The Optical Society", doi = "10.1364/JOSAA.23.001333", keywords = "Chebyshev approximation; Diffraction; Electric fields; Integral equations; Mathematical models; Optical waveguides; Polynomials, Aperture electric field distribution; Metal iris; Slab waveguide, Guided electromagnetic wave propagation", abstract = "The effects of the presence of metal irises on guided-mode propagation through a symmetrical three-layer slab waveguide are examined by using the integral equation method. The aperture electric field distribution is expressed in terms of a finite series of Chebyshev polynomials. The modal reflection and transmission coefficients, the near-field structure, and the far-field radiation pattern are calculated, while numerical results are presented for several iris apertures. © 2006 Optical Society of America." }