Mixed plasmons coupling for expanding the bandwidth of near-perfect absorption at visible frequencies

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Mixed plasmons coupling for expanding the bandwidth of near-perfect absorption at visible frequencies

Chenggang Hu, Liyuan Liu, Zeyu Zhao, Xu’nan Chen, and Xiangang Luo »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 19, pp. 16745-16749 (2009)
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We theoretically investigate the electromagnetic response of mixed-size sub-wavelength square hole array (M-SHA) combined with thick metal layer (TML). Near-perfect absorption with bandwidth about 17nm is firstly observed. Field distribution and dispersion relationship indicate that mixed surface plasmons (M-SPs) coupling is supported by M-SHA and TML. The absorption band is proved to be dominated by M-SPs coupling.

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(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons

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Original Manuscript: June 16, 2009
Revised Manuscript: August 17, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: August 30, 2009
Published: September 4, 2009

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Chenggang Hu, Liyuan Liu, Zeyu Zhao, Xu’nan Chen, and Xiangang Luo, "Mixed plasmons coupling for expanding the bandwidth of near-perfect absorption at visible frequencies," Opt. Express 17, 16745-16749 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-19-16745

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J. J. Greffet, R. Carminati, K. Joulain, J. P. Mulet, S. Mainguy, and Y. Chen, “Coherent emission of light by thermal sources,” Nature 416(6876), 61–64 (2002). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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S. Collin, F. Pardo, R. Teissier, and J. L. Pelouard, “Efficient light absorption in metal-semiconductor-metal nanostructures,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 85(2), 194–196 (2004). [CrossRef]
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A. Otto, “Exitation of non-radiative surface plasma waves in silver by the method of frustrated total reflection,” Z. Phys. 216(4), 398–410 (1968). [CrossRef]
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K. J. Koerkamp, S. Enoch, F. B. Segerink, N. F. van Hulst, and L. Kuipers, “Strong influence of hole shape on extraordinary transmission through periodic arrays of subwavelength holes,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 92(18), 183901 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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P. B. Johnson and R. W. Christy, “Optical constants of the noble metals,” Phys. Rev. B 6(12), 4370–4379 (1972). [CrossRef]
W. L. Barnes, T. W. Preist, S. C. Kitson, and J. R. Sambles, “Physical origin of photonic energy gaps in the propagation of surface plasmons on gratings,” Phys. Rev. B 54(9), 6227–6244 (1996). [CrossRef]
T. W. Ebbesen, H. J. Lezec, H. F. Ghaemi, T. Thio, and P. A. Wolff, “extraordinary optical transmission through sub-wavelength hole arrays,” Nature 391(6668), 667–669 (1998). [CrossRef]

Appl. Opt.

E. Popov, L. Tsonev, and D. Maystre, “Lamellar metallic grating anomalies,” Appl. Opt. 33(22), 5214–5219 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Appl. Phys. Lett.

S. Collin, F. Pardo, R. Teissier, and J. L. Pelouard, “Efficient light absorption in metal-semiconductor-metal nanostructures,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 85(2), 194–196 (2004). [CrossRef]

Nature

J. J. Greffet, R. Carminati, K. Joulain, J. P. Mulet, S. Mainguy, and Y. Chen, “Coherent emission of light by thermal sources,” Nature 416(6876), 61–64 (2002). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
T. W. Ebbesen, H. J. Lezec, H. F. Ghaemi, T. Thio, and P. A. Wolff, “extraordinary optical transmission through sub-wavelength hole arrays,” Nature 391(6668), 667–669 (1998). [CrossRef]

Opt. Commun.

M. C. Hutley and D. Maystre, “The total absorption of light by a diffraction grating,” Opt. Commun. 19(3), 431–436 (1976). [CrossRef]

Opt. Express

H. Tao, N. I. Landy, C. M. Bingham, X. Zhang, R. D. Averitt, and W. J. Padilla, “A meta-material absorber for the terahertz regime: Design, fabrication and characterization,” Opt. Express 16(10), 7181 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Lett.

Phys. Rev. B

C. M. Tao, A. C. Bingham, D. Strikwerda, D. Pilon, N. I. Shrekenhamer, K. Landy, X. Fan, W. Zhang, J. Padilla, and R. D. Averitt, “Highly flexible wide angle of incidence terahertz metamaterial absorber: Design, fabrication, and characterization,” Phys. Rev. B 78(24), 241103 (2008). [CrossRef]
K. L. van der Molen, K. J. Klein Koerkamp, S. Enoch, F. B. Segerink, N. F. van Hulst, and L. Kuipers, “Role of shape and localized resonances in extraordinary transmission through periodic arrays of sub-wavelength holes: Experiment and theory,” Phys. Rev. B 72(4), 045421 (2005). [CrossRef]
P. B. Johnson and R. W. Christy, “Optical constants of the noble metals,” Phys. Rev. B 6(12), 4370–4379 (1972). [CrossRef]
W. L. Barnes, T. W. Preist, S. C. Kitson, and J. R. Sambles, “Physical origin of photonic energy gaps in the propagation of surface plasmons on gratings,” Phys. Rev. B 54(9), 6227–6244 (1996). [CrossRef]

Phys. Rev. Lett.

Y. P. Bliokh, J. Felsteiner, and Y. Z. Slutsker, “Total absorption of an electromagnetic wave by an overdense plasma,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 95(16), 165003 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
N. I. Landy, S. Sajuyigbe, J. J. Mock, D. R. Smith, and W. J. Padilla, “Perfect metamaterial absorber,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 100(20), 207402 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
K. J. Koerkamp, S. Enoch, F. B. Segerink, N. F. van Hulst, and L. Kuipers, “Strong influence of hole shape on extraordinary transmission through periodic arrays of subwavelength holes,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 92(18), 183901 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Surf. Sci. Lett.

E. Popov and L. Tsonev, “Comment on ‘Resonant electric field enhancement in the vicinity of a bare metallic grating exposed to s-polarized light by A.A. Maradudin and A. Wirgin’ Anomalous light absorption by lamellar metallic gratings,” Surf. Sci. Lett. 271(3), L378–L382 (1992). [CrossRef]

Z. Phys.

A. Otto, “Exitation of non-radiative surface plasma waves in silver by the method of frustrated total reflection,” Z. Phys. 216(4), 398–410 (1968). [CrossRef]

Other

C. Hu, Z. Zhao, C. Xu’nan, and X. Luo, “Realizing near-perfect absorption at visible frequencies.” Opt. Express unpublished.
Y. Avitzour, Y. A. Urzhumov, and G. Shvetset, “Wide-angle infrared absorber based on negative index plasmonic metamaterial.” http://arXiv.org/cond-mat/0807.1312v1 .
W. J. Padilla, M. T. Aronsson, C. Highstrete, and A. J. Mark Lee, Taylor and R. D. Averitt, “Novel electrically resonant terahertz meta-materials.” http://arXiv.org/cond-mat/0605002 v1 .

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[1] N. I. Landy, S. Sajuyigbe, J. J. Mock, D. R. Smith, and W. J. Padilla, “Perfect metamaterial absorber,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 100(20), 207402 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[2] H. Tao, N. I. Landy, C. M. Bingham, X. Zhang, R. D. Averitt, and W. J. Padilla, “A meta-material absorber for the terahertz regime: Design, fabrication and characterization,” Opt. Express 16(10), 7181 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[3] C. M. Tao, A. C. Bingham, D. Strikwerda, D. Pilon, N. I. Shrekenhamer, K. Landy, X. Fan, W. Zhang, J. Padilla, and R. D. Averitt, “Highly flexible wide angle of incidence terahertz metamaterial absorber: Design, fabrication, and characterization,” Phys. Rev. B 78(24), 241103 (2008). [CrossRef]

[4] Y. Avitzour, Y. A. Urzhumov, and G. Shvetset, “Wide-angle infrared absorber based on negative index plasmonic metamaterial.” http://arXiv.org/cond-mat/0807.1312v1 .

[5] W. J. Padilla, M. T. Aronsson, C. Highstrete, and A. J. Mark Lee, Taylor and R. D. Averitt, “Novel electrically resonant terahertz meta-materials.” http://arXiv.org/cond-mat/0605002 v1 .

[6] V. M. Shalaev, W. Cai, U. K. Chettiar, H. K. Yuan, A. K. Sarychev, V. P. Drachev, and A. V. Kildishev, “Negative index of refraction in optical metamaterials,” Opt. Lett. 30(24), 3356–3358 (2005). [CrossRef]

[7] G. Dolling, C. Enkrich, M. Wegener, J. F. Zhou, C. M. Soukoulis, and S. Linden, “Cut-wire pairs and plate pairs as magnetic atoms for optical metamaterials,” Opt. Lett. 30(23), 3198–3200 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[8] Y. P. Bliokh, J. Felsteiner, and Y. Z. Slutsker, “Total absorption of an electromagnetic wave by an overdense plasma,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 95(16), 165003 (2005). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[9] J. J. Greffet, R. Carminati, K. Joulain, J. P. Mulet, S. Mainguy, and Y. Chen, “Coherent emission of light by thermal sources,” Nature 416(6876), 61–64 (2002). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[10] E. Popov, L. Tsonev, and D. Maystre, “Lamellar metallic grating anomalies,” Appl. Opt. 33(22), 5214–5219 (1994). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[11] M. C. Hutley and D. Maystre, “The total absorption of light by a diffraction grating,” Opt. Commun. 19(3), 431–436 (1976). [CrossRef]

[12] S. Collin, F. Pardo, R. Teissier, and J. L. Pelouard, “Efficient light absorption in metal-semiconductor-metal nanostructures,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 85(2), 194–196 (2004). [CrossRef]

[13] E. Popov and L. Tsonev, “Comment on ‘Resonant electric field enhancement in the vicinity of a bare metallic grating exposed to s-polarized light by A.A. Maradudin and A. Wirgin’ Anomalous light absorption by lamellar metallic gratings,” Surf. Sci. Lett. 271(3), L378–L382 (1992). [CrossRef]

[14] A. Otto, “Exitation of non-radiative surface plasma waves in silver by the method of frustrated total reflection,” Z. Phys. 216(4), 398–410 (1968). [CrossRef]

[15] C. Hu, Z. Zhao, C. Xu’nan, and X. Luo, “Realizing near-perfect absorption at visible frequencies.” Opt. Express unpublished.

[16] K. J. Koerkamp, S. Enoch, F. B. Segerink, N. F. van Hulst, and L. Kuipers, “Strong influence of hole shape on extraordinary transmission through periodic arrays of subwavelength holes,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 92(18), 183901 (2004). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[17] K. L. van der Molen, K. J. Klein Koerkamp, S. Enoch, F. B. Segerink, N. F. van Hulst, and L. Kuipers, “Role of shape and localized resonances in extraordinary transmission through periodic arrays of sub-wavelength holes: Experiment and theory,” Phys. Rev. B 72(4), 045421 (2005). [CrossRef]

[18] P. B. Johnson and R. W. Christy, “Optical constants of the noble metals,” Phys. Rev. B 6(12), 4370–4379 (1972). [CrossRef]

[19] W. L. Barnes, T. W. Preist, S. C. Kitson, and J. R. Sambles, “Physical origin of photonic energy gaps in the propagation of surface plasmons on gratings,” Phys. Rev. B 54(9), 6227–6244 (1996). [CrossRef]

[20] T. W. Ebbesen, H. J. Lezec, H. F. Ghaemi, T. Thio, and P. A. Wolff, “extraordinary optical transmission through sub-wavelength hole arrays,” Nature 391(6668), 667–669 (1998). [CrossRef]

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