  We present a modal analysis of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) based
metamaterials in the far infrared region. These structures can be used as
resonant reflection bandcut spectral filters that are independent of the
polarization and direction of incidence because of the excitation of quasimodes
(modes associated with a complex frequency) leading to quasi-total absorption.
We fabricated large area samples made of chromium nanorod gratings on top of
Si/Cr layers deposited on silicon substrate and measurements by Fourier
Transform spectrophotometry show good agreement with finite element
simulations. A quasimodal expansion method is developed to obtain a reduced
order model that fits very well full wave simulations and that highlights
excitation conditions of the modes.
