scholarly journals Wideband tunable perfect absorption of graphene plasmons via attenuated total reflection in Otto prism configuration

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 645-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinpeng Nong ◽  
Linlong Tang ◽  
Guilian Lan ◽  
Peng Luo ◽  
Caicheng Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Nanoribbons ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Evanescent Waves ◽  
Attenuated Total Reflection ◽  
Absorption Properties ◽  
Perfect Absorption ◽  
Dielectric Spacer ◽  
Graphene Plasmons ◽  
Localized Plasmons ◽  
Effective Degree

AbstractA strategy is proposed to achieve wideband tunable perfect plasmonic absorption in graphene nanoribbons by employing attenuated total refraction (ATR) in Otto prism configuration. In this configuration, the Otto prism with a deep-subwavelength dielectric spacer is used to generate tunneling evanescent waves to excite localized plasmons in graphene nanoribbons. The influence of the configuration parameters on the absorption spectra of graphene plasmons is studied systematically, and the key finding is that perfect absorption can be achieved by actively controlling the incident angle of light under ATR conditions, which provides an effective degree of freedom to tune the absorption properties of graphene plasmons. Based on this result, it is further demonstrated that by simultaneously tuning the incident angle and the graphene Fermi energy, the tunable absorption waveband can be significantly enlarged, which is about 3 times wider than the conventional cavity-enhanced configuration. Our proposed strategy to achieve wideband, tunable graphene plasmons could be useful in various infrared plasmonic devices.

Efficient mid-infrared wavelength converter based on plasmon-enhanced nonlinear response in graphene nanoribbons

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiao Chi ◽  
Hongjun Liu ◽  
Zhaolu Wang ◽  
Nan Huang
Keyword(s):  
Graphene Sheet ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Surface Plasmon Polaritons ◽  
Graphene Nanoribbons ◽  
Wavelength Converter ◽  
Third Order ◽  
Mid Infrared ◽  
Infrared Wavelength ◽  
Graphene Plasmons ◽  
Plasmon Polaritons

Abstract Graphene plasmons with enhanced localized electric field have been used for boosting the light-matter interaction in linear optical nano-devices. Meanwhile, graphene is an excellent nonlinear material for several third-order nonlinear processes. We present a theoretical investigation of the mechanism of plasmon-enhanced third-order nonlinearity susceptibility of graphene nanoribbons. It is demonstrated that the third-order nonlinearity susceptibility of graphene nanoribbons with excited graphene surface plasmon polaritons can be an order of magnitude larger than the intrinsic susceptibility of a continuous graphene sheet. Combining these properties with the relaxed phase matching condition due to the ultrathin graphene, we propose a novel plasmon-enhanced mid-infrared wavelength converter with arrays of graphene nanoribbons. The wavelength of sig-nal light is in mid-infrared range, which can excite the tunable surface plasmon polaritons in arrays of graphene nanoribbons. The efficiency of the converter from mid-infrared to near-infrared wavelength can be remarkably improved by 60 times compared with the graphene sheet without graphene plasmons. This work provides a novel idea for the efficient application of graphene in the nonlinear optical nano-devices. The proposed mid-infrared wavelength converter is compact, tunable and has promising potential in graphene-based mid-infrared detector with high detection efficiency.

scholarly journals Quad-Band Plasmonic Perfect Absorber for Visible Light with a Patchwork of Silicon Nanorod Resonators

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Can Cao ◽  
Yongzhi Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Visible Light ◽  
Transverse Electric ◽  
Transverse Magnetic ◽  
Localized Surface Plasmon ◽  
Perfect Absorber ◽  
Absorption Properties ◽  
Perfect Absorption ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Polarization Insensitive ◽  
Band Absorption

In this paper, a plasmonic perfect absorber (PPA) based on a silicon nanorod resonator (SNRR) for visible light is proposed and investigated numerically. The proposed PPA is only a two-layer nanostructure consisting of a SNRR periodic array and metal substrate. The perfect absorption mainly originates from excitation of the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) mode in the SNRR structure. The absorption properties of this design can be adjusted by varying the radius (r) and height (h) of the SNRR structure. What is more, the stronger quad-band absorption can be achieved by combing four different radius of the SNRR in one period as a super unit-cell. Numerical simulation indicates that the designed quad-band PPA can achieve the absorbance of 99.99%, 99.8%, 99.8%, and 92.2% at 433.5 THz, 456 THz, 482 THz, and 504.5 THz, respectively. Further simulations show that the proposed PPA is polarization-insensitive for both transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) modes. The proposed PPA can be a desirable candidate for some potential applications in detecting, sensing, and visible spectroscopy.

scholarly journals Hybrid Metamaterials Perfect Absorber and Sensitive Sensor in Optical Communication Band

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuehan Liu ◽  
Keyang Li ◽  
Zhao Meng ◽  
Zhun Zhang ◽  
Zhongchao Wei
Keyword(s):  
Optical Communication ◽  
Electromagnetic Waves ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Silicon Layer ◽  
Resonance Wavelength ◽  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Absorption Peak ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Perfect Absorber ◽  
Perfect Absorption

A subwavelength metamaterial perfect absorber (MPA) in optical communication band was proposed and tested using the finite-difference time-domain method. The absorber is periodic and comprises a top layer of diamond silicon surrounded by L-shaped silicon and a gold layer on the substrate. It can achieve dual-band perfect absorption, and one of the peaks is in the optical communication band. By changing the gap (g) between two adjacent pieces of L-shaped silicon, and the thickness (h) of the silicon layer, the resonance wavelength of absorption peak can be tuned. When the incident electromagnetic wave entered the absorber, the metamaterial absorber could almost completely consume the incident electromagnetic waves, thereby achieving more than 99% perfect absorption. The absorption peak reaches 99.986% at 1310 nm and 99.421% at 1550 nm. Moreover, the MPA exposed to different ambient refraction indexes can be applied as plasma sensors, and can achieve multi-channel absorption with high figure of merit (FOM*) value and refractive index (RI) sensitivity. The FOM* values at 1310 nm and 1550 nm are 6615 and 168, respectively, and both resonance peaks have highly RI sensitivity. The results confirm that the MPA is a dual-band, polarization-independent, wide-angle absorber and insensitive to incident angle. Thence it can be applied in the fields of optical communication, used as a light-wave filter and plasma sensor, and so on.

scholarly journals Research on Perfect and Tunable Metamaterial Absorber Based on Crosshair-shaped Graphene

2021 ◽  
Vol 2109 (1) ◽  
pp. 012015
Author(s):  
Yiran Guo ◽  
Yunping Qi ◽  
Chuqin Liu ◽  
Weiming Liu ◽  
Xiangxian Wang
Keyword(s):  
Relaxation Time ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Fdtd Method ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Selective Absorption ◽  
Perfect Absorber ◽  
Wide Angle ◽  
Perfect Absorption

Abstract Graphene, as a new nano-material, according to the physical properties of electric field localization and selective absorption on light of surface plasmon resonance (SPR), a tunable, multi-band and wide-angle perfect absorber based on crosshair-shaped graphene is devised by using the Finite Difference in Time Domain (FDTD) method. In this paper, the effects of chemical potential, relaxation time, and incident angle of light on the absorptivity of graphene are systematically discussed. The simulation experiment shows that there are two absorption peaks with perfect absorption rate appeared in the study range, and the maximum modulation index can be obtained by changing the relaxation time. Finally, it proves that the absorber is insensitive to wide-angle of light. Thus, it is able to be concluded that the absorber has a great reference value to sensor, wireless communication, biomedical and other fields.

scholarly journals Surface plasmon-polaritons in deformed graphene excited by attenuated total internal reflection

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-11
Author(s):  
Maksim O. Usik ◽  
Igor V. Bychkov ◽  
Vladimir G. Shavrov ◽  
Dmitry A. Kuzmin
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Surface Plasmon Polaritons ◽  
Total Internal Reflection ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Incident Light ◽  
Attenuated Total Reflection ◽  
Reflection Method ◽  
Molding Flow ◽  
Plasmon Polaritons ◽  
Effective Excitation

Abstract In the present work we theoretically investigated the excitation of surface plasmon-polaritons (SPPs) in deformed graphene by attenuated total reflection method. We considered the Otto geometry for SPPs excitation in graphene. Efficiency of SPPs excitation strongly depends on the SPPs propagation direction. The frequency and the incident angle of the most effective excitation of SPPs strongly depend on the polarization of the incident light. Our results may open up the new possibilities for strain-induced molding flow of light at nanoscales.

scholarly journals Robust Conformal Perfect Absorber Involving Lossy Ultrathin Film

Photonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Kun Wang ◽  
Hui Chen ◽  
Yanpeng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Broad Band ◽  
Infrared Range ◽  
Subwavelength Structures ◽  
Perfect Absorber ◽  
Perfect Absorption ◽  
Absorption Performance ◽  
Near Infrared Range ◽  
Lossy Material

Perfect absorbers have been extensively investigated due to their significant value in solar cell, photodetection, and stealth technologies. Various subwavelength structures have been proposed to improve the absorption performances, such as high absorptance, broad band, and wide absorption angle. However, excellent performances usually put forward higher requirements on structural designs, such as varying the geometry sizes or shapes to fit different center wavelengths, which inevitably increases the fabrication burden. Here, a planar sandwich structure involving a layer of highly lossy material is proposed to achieve a robust perfect absorption with 95% absorptance ranging from the visible to near infrared range. Such an excellent absorption performance is also polarization-independent and applicable to a wide incident angle. Furthermore, the proposed design can also be applied to conformal surfaces with a 90% fluctuation over a steep surface. We believe that the proposed perfect absorber with distinguished performances can find wide application.

Wide-band perfect optical absorption and photo-thermal effect for three-tier nanogate

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (16) ◽  
pp. 1450135
Author(s):  
G. W. Cai ◽  
P. Ding ◽  
J. Q. Wang ◽  
E. J. Liang
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Imaging ◽  
Absorption Rate ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Thermal Characteristics ◽  
Wide Band ◽  
Perfect Absorber ◽  
Perfect Absorption ◽  
Cooling Method ◽  
Wide Absorption Band ◽  
Calculation Results

This paper designed a perfect optical absorber based on three-tier gate nanostructure, which shows a wide-band perfect absorption in the wavelength range of 200–560 nm as a transverse wave incidents to the nanostructure with the incident angle 35°< θ< 65°. When θ = 45°, a wide absorption band with the absorption rate more than 94% is observed, with the maximum of absorption rate reaching 99.3% at the wavelength of 430 nm. We also analyze the thermal characteristics of the perfect absorber. The band ranging from 560 nm to 1200 nm presents an increasing absorption rate with the increase of temperature. The calculation results of multi-physics analysis indicate that different cooling method causes different temperature distribution for the perfect absorber. This three-tier gate perfect absorber may find applications on broadband visible detectors, microbolometer and thermal imaging.

scholarly journals Metamaterial for polarization-incident angle independent broadband perfect absorption in the terahertz range

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 3294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Zhang ◽  
Hongqiang Li ◽  
Zeyong Wei ◽  
Limei Qi
Keyword(s):  
Incident Angle ◽  
Terahertz Range ◽  
Perfect Absorption

scholarly journals An Ultrathin, Triple-Band Metamaterial Absorber with Wide-Incident-Angle Stability for Conformal Applications at X and Ku Frequency Band

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangsheng Deng ◽  
Kun Lv ◽  
Hanxiao Sun ◽  
Jun Yang ◽  
Zhiping Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Free Space ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Surface Current ◽  
Normal Incidence ◽  
Metamaterial Absorber ◽  
Angle Of Incidence ◽  
Perfect Absorption ◽  
Absorption Frequency ◽  
Unit Cells

AbstractAn ultrathin and flexible metamaterial absorber (MA) with triple absorption peaks is presented in this paper. The proposed absorber has been designed in such a way that three absorption peaks are located at 8.5, 13.5, and 17 GHz (X and Ku bands) with absorption of 99.9%, 99.5%, and 99.9%, respectively. The proposed structure is only 0.4 mm thick, which is approximately 1/88, 1/55, and 1/44 for the respective free space wavelengths of absorption frequency in various bands. The MA is also insensitive due to its symmetric geometry. In addition, the proposed structure exhibits minimum 86% absorption (TE incidence) within 60° angle of incidence. For TM incidence, the proposed absorber exhibits more than 99% absorptivity up to 60° incidence. Surface current and electric field distributions were investigated to analyze the mechanism governing absorption. Parameter analyses were performed for absorption optimization. Moreover, the performance of the MA was experimentally demonstrated in free space on a sample under test with 20 × 30 unit cells fabricated on a flexible dielectric. Under normal incidence, the fabricated MA exhibits near perfect absorption at each absorption peak for all polarization angles, and the experimental results were found to be consistent with simulation results. Due to its advantages of high-efficiency absorption over a broad range of incidence angles, the proposed absorber can be used in energy harvesting and electromagnetic shielding.

scholarly journals Surface Plasmon Resonance Responses of Au-SnOxNanocomposite Films

2009 ◽  
Vol 1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongfang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Attenuated Total Reflection ◽  
Nanocomposite Films ◽  
Diffraction Field ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Nanocomposite Thin Films

AbstractAu-SnOxnanocomposite thin films composed of gold nanoparticles embedded in SnOxmatrix were prepared by pulsed laser deposition technique and their crystal structure, morphology and chemical composition were evaluated by low angle X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, respectively. For the nanocomposite films with high Au percentage, the surfaces of nanocomposite films are very smooth, while for the films with low Au percentage, the films consist of many embedded Au nanoparticles with particle size of 5-20 nm. The XRD results revealed that in the nanocomposite films Au existed in a polycrystalline phase while SnOxin an amorphous phase. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) responses of the Au-SnOxnanocomposite thin films were investigated as functions of Au percentage and film thickness in the Kretschmann geometry of attenuated total reflection using a polarized light beam at the wavelength of 640 nm. The reflectance minima (SPR dip) of SPR responses of the Au-SnOxnanocomposite films appeared at higher values of incident angle than that of a pure Au film and as the Au percentage decreases the SPR angles shift to higher values and the widths also become broader. The potential use of Au-SnOxnanocomposite films for SPR gas sensing was discussed.

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