A compact design for narrowband optical absorber based on surface plasmon polaritons

A compact design for realizing narrowband optical absorbers at deep subwavelength is proposed, the physical regime of which is based on the excitation of quasi-surface plasmon polariton (quasi-SPP) mode at metal–substrate interface. Due to its small intrinsic loss balanced with the radiation loss, p...

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Published in:Applied physics express 2021-01, Vol.14 (1), p.15002
Main Authors: Hu, Xinguang, Zeng, Cheng, Xia, Jinsong, Meng, Yunji
Format: Article
Language:English
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Compact design
Grating theory
Narrowband optical absorber
Surface plasmon polaritons
Temporal coupled-mode theory
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Summary:A compact design for realizing narrowband optical absorbers at deep subwavelength is proposed, the physical regime of which is based on the excitation of quasi-surface plasmon polariton (quasi-SPP) mode at metal–substrate interface. Due to its small intrinsic loss balanced with the radiation loss, peak absorbance exceeding 99.9% with full width at half-maximum (FWHM) 2.6 nm is achieved at normal incidence. The spatially resolved feature at fixed wavelength, with narrower angular width and high peak absorbance at larger angle of incidence for TE polarization, makes the design more suitable for potential applications in optical filters, optical measurement, biosensors, and thermal emitters.
ISSN:1882-0778
1882-0786
DOI:10.35848/1882-0786/abd2d4