A detailed numerical investigation of anomalies in lossy metallic lame
llar gratings is presented in a large interval of a wavelength-to-peri
od lambda/d ratio. A substantial increase in absorption (a decrease in
the total diffracted energy) is observed. If lambda/d is small enough
(within the homogenized limit), the absorption can reach almost 100%.
When the groove width is large enough, the anomalies are connected wi
th mode resonances inside the grooves.