Chiral Bound States in the Continuum in Plasmonic Metasurfaces

Yuhu Tang, Yao Liang, Jin Yao, Mu Ku Chen, Shirong Lin, Zhuo Wang, Jingcheng Zhang, Xu Guang Huang, Changyuan Yu, Din Ping Tsai

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Abstract

Bound states in the continuum (BICs) offer novel mechanisms to boost the quality factor (Q-factor) of resonances. Unfortunately, current studies on chiral BICs metasurfaces suffer from a fundamental trade-off between Q-factor and circular dichroism (CD), presenting a significant hurdle that severely limits the independent control between CD and Q-factors. Here, 3D plasmonic metasurfaces are numerically demonstrated that overcome the trade-off and offer high-Q quasi-BIC resonances (Q ≈ 938) with strong CD (≈0.67) in the mid-infrared. These metasurfaces are made of integrated-resonance units consisting of a twisted vertical split-ring resonator (VSRR) and a wall. Importantly, this dissimilar dimer configuration unlocks a new degree of freedom to decouple the Q-factor and CD, that is, the Q-factor and CD can be relatively independently manipulated by the height of the wall and the twisted angle of the VSRR, respectively. These results provide novel paradigms to manipulate advanced chiroptical responses, with various applications that require strong CD with enhanced light–matter interaction.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2200597
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalLaser and Photonics Reviews
Volume17
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023

Keywords

  • bound states in the continuum
  • circular dichroism
  • high-Q resonances
  • nonlocality
  • plasmonic metasurfaces

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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