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连续谱束缚态 (bound state in the continuum, BIC) 可以显著增强自旋选择的光与物质相互作用. 然而, 当前BIC超表面普遍依赖单个或多个手性BIC模式增强圆二色 (circular dichroism, CD), 因而限制了其在功能化集成器件中的应用. 本文提出了一种利用BIC超表面中强耦合效应, 实现兼具高品质因子 (quality factor, Q因子) 和高效率本征CD的方法. 该超表面采用硅基十字形纳米孔阵列设计, 可在通信波段同时支持类TM的BIC与类TE的导模共振 (guided-mode resonance, GMR) 模式. 通过欠刻蚀打破结构的面外对称性并协同面内不对称参数调控, 可诱导准BIC (quasi-BIC, QBIC) 与GMR模式产生强耦合, 进而实现近完美的高Q本征CD. 强耦合区域附近, QBIC#1模式和GMR模式共振波长反交叉, 本征频率虚部交叉, 对应拉比分裂 (Rabi splitting) 能量的谷值为3.16 meV , 本征手性的Q因子和CD最大值分别为1083和0.995. 远场偏振奇点演化表明, 强耦合条件下Γ点对应左旋圆偏振奇点 (circular polarization singularity, C点). 此外, 强耦合诱导的CD具有良好鲁棒性, 即使结构参数发生显著变化, 仍能保持其高Q高效率CD响应. 该方法为集成化手性光子器件提供了一种新的设计思路, 并有望应用于手性传感、手性激光及非线性手性光学等领域.Bound states in the continuum (BICs) can significantly enhance spin-selective light-matter interactions. However, current BIC metasurfaces generally rely on single or multiple chiral BIC modes to enhance circular dichroism (CD), which limits their application in functional integrated devices. This paper proposes a method that utilizes the strong coupling effect in BIC metasurfaces to achieve intrinsic CD with both high quality factor (Q-factor) and high efficiency. The metasurface is designed with a silicon-based cross-shaped nanohole array, which can simultaneously support a TM-like BIC mode and a TE-like guided-mode resonance (GMR) mode. By introducing under-etching to break the out-of-plane symmetry and tuning in-plane asymmetry parameter, strong coupling between the quasi-BIC (QBIC) mode and the GMR mode can be induced, thereby realizing near-perfect intrinsic CD with high Q-factor. In the strong-coupling region, the resonant wavelengths of the QBIC and GMR modes exhibit an anti-crossing behavior, while their imaginary parts of the eigenfrequency cross; the corresponding Rabi splitting energy reaches a minimum of 3.16 meV, and the induced intrinsic CD achieves a maximum of 0.995 at the wavelength of 1653.9 nm with a high Q-factor of 1083. Evolution of far-field polarization singularities shows that under strong coupling, the Γ point corresponds to a left-handed circular polarization singularity (C-point). Furthermore, the strong-coupling-induced CD exhibits good robustness—even under considerable variations in structural parameters, the high-Q and high-efficiency CD response is maintained. This method offers a novel design strategy for integrated chiral photonic devices and holds promise for applications in areas such as chiral sensing, chiral lasers, and nonlinear chiral optics.
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Keywords:
- intrinsic chirality /
- bound states in the continuum /
- circular dichroism /
- strong coupling








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