Design of a visible dual broadband nearly perfect absorber

• Autorzy: Jia Xiuli

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DOI

10.5277/oa190110

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Many optical systems benefit from elements that can absorb a broad range of wavelengths over a wide range of angles, independent of polarization. In this paper, we present a nearly perfect absorber with dual broadband and polarization-independent in the visible regime that exploits strong symmetric and asymmetric resonance modes of electromagnetic dipoles. It makes use of a bilayer hollowed-out cross pattern structure which is simple, having five layers that include two stacks of metal film with hollowed-out ribbon in cross patterns, two dielectric spacers, and a metal reflecting layer. Simulations show that the design exhibits a significantly enhanced absorption property when compared to a device with a normal cross pattern structure. The nearly perfect absorption efficiency of the device is above 98.5% at two resonances regimes: from 5.57 × 10¹⁴to 6.08 × 10¹⁴Hz and from 6.75 × 10¹⁴to 7.05 × 10¹⁴Hz, and its stable absorption characteristics can be maintained over a wide range of polarizing angle – up to ±90°. This strategy can, in principle, be applied to other material systems and could be useful in diverse applications, including thermal emitters, photovoltaics, and photodetectors.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

metamaterials; visible absorber; polarization-independent; nearly perfect absorption

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Optica Applicata
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 49, nr 1
• Strony: 115--124
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 46 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Jia Xiuli

• School of Mathematics and Physics, Bohai University, Liaoning, Jinzhou 121013, China

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Uwagi

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Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2019).