• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 6, Issue 3, 204 (2018)
Hong-Jin Hu1, Fan-Wei Zhang1, Guo-Zhou Li1, Jun-Yi Chen1, Qiang Li1, and Li-Jun Wu1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Functional Materials and Devices, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Optoelectric Materials and Technologies, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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    Hong-Jin Hu, Fan-Wei Zhang, Guo-Zhou Li, Jun-Yi Chen, Qiang Li, Li-Jun Wu. Fano resonances with a high figure of merit in silver oligomer systems[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(3): 204 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A silver quadrumer consisting of four parallel aligned rectangular nanobars, with three at the bottom and one at the top, is proposed to provide two Fano resonances. These two resonances can be adjusted either simultaneously or independently simply by tuning the geometrical parameters. Due to the formation of the two resonances in a relatively short wavelength range, one of them can be spectrally squeezed to be very narrow, which induces a very high figure of merit (FoM=45). By decomposing the scattering spectrum into bright modes and dark modes, the double Fano resonances are found to be originated from grouping the unit cells into two different groups. The evolution of the scattering spectrum with the central dimer position along the polarization direction suggests that the symmetry reducing induces the second Fano resonance and improves the FoM of the first one. By introducing one more nanobar into the quadrumer system, the FoM can approach the material’s limit, although the dip is relatively shallow. The ultrahigh FoM of the Fano resonance in the proposed quadrumer can provide ultra-sensitive refractive index sensing. Furthermore, the method for providing multiple independently tunable Fano resonances can offer new solutions to designing plasmonic-related nanolasers, photocatalysis, and biochemical sensors, etc.
    FoM=|ϵr|nmϵi,(1)

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    Hong-Jin Hu, Fan-Wei Zhang, Guo-Zhou Li, Jun-Yi Chen, Qiang Li, Li-Jun Wu. Fano resonances with a high figure of merit in silver oligomer systems[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(3): 204
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