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Efficient and broadband quarter-wave plates by gap-plasmon resonators

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Pors, Anders, Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I.·2013·Optics Express

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We demonstrate numerically that metal-insulator-metal (MIM) configurations in which the top metal layer consists of a periodic arrangement of nanobricks, thus facilitating gap-surface plasmon resonances, can be designed to function as efficient and broadband quarter-wave plates in reflection by a proper choice of geometrical parameters. Using gold as the metal, we demonstrate quarter-wave plate behavior at λ ~/= 800 nm with an operation bandwidth of 160 nm, conversion efficiency of 82%, and angle of linear polarization fixed throughout the entire bandwidth. This work also includes a detailed analytical and numerical study of the optical properties and underlying physics of structured MIM configurations.

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  • GSP-based metasurfaces operate in reflection, are simple to fabricate by one-step electron beam lithography, and, in the limit of negligible Ohmic losses, have the potential to manipulate light with 100% efficiency.

    “The gradient metasurface only operates in reflection, but it has the advantage of being simple to fabricate (i.e., one-step of electron beam lithography) and (in the limit of negligible Ohmic losses) the potential to manipulate light with 100% efficiency.”

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  1. [1]1. F. L. Pedrotti and L. S. Pedrotti, Introduction to Optics (Prentice Hall, 1993), 2nd ed.
  2. [32]32. C. F. Bohren and D. R. Huffman, Absorption and scattering of light by small particles (Wiley, Weinheim, 1983).

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Authors
Pors, A., & Bozhevolnyi, S. I.
Affiliations
University of Southern Denmark (DK)
Venue
Optics Express
Published
2013-01-31
Volume
21
Issue
3
Pages
2942
ISSN
1094-4087 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2164884200
Cited by
140
References
41
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Optics Express (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Southern Denmark Research Portal (University of Southern Denmark) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
Funders
Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (09-072949, 12-124690)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials › Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials › Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
Keywords
quarter-wave plate, metal-insulator-metal structures, gold nanostructures, broadband polarization conversion, reflection, linear polarization, conversion efficiency, optical properties of nanostructures
MeSH terms
Computer Simulation, Equipment Design, Models, Theoretical, Refractometry, Computer-Aided Design, Equipment Failure Analysis, Surface Plasmon Resonance

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