搜索

x
中国物理学会期刊

硅基连续谱束缚态超表面中强耦合诱导的高Q本征圆二色

CSTR:32037.14.aps.75.20260185

High-quality intrinsic circular dichroism in silicon-based bound states in the continuum metasurfaces via strong coupling

CSTR:32037.14.aps.75.20260185
PDF
导出引用
  • 连续谱束缚态(bound state in the continuum, BIC)可以显著地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. 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), limiting 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 a high quality factor (Q-factor) and high efficiency. The metasurface is designed as 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 the in-plane asymmetry parameter, strong coupling between the quasi-BIC (QBIC) mode and the GMR mode can be induced, thereby achieving near-perfect intrinsic CD with a high Q-factor. In the strong-coupling region, the resonant wavelengths of the QBIC and GMR modes exhibit anti-crossing behavior, while the 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 a wavelength of 1653.9 nm, with a high Q-factor of 1083. The 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.

    目录

    返回文章
    返回