基于耦合T型空腔的多重法诺共振现象

提出由T型空腔和挡板组成的两种金属-电介质-金属(MIM)波导结构,分别为:正T型空腔结构和倒T型空腔结构,并应用有限元法系统地研究了该结构的透射特性.对于正T型空腔结构,仿真结果出现了双重法诺共振现象,并且共振波长可以通过改变T型空腔长度和高度进行调节.该结构有助于设计成敏感度达到1 620nm/RIU、品质因数为5.4×10~4的纳米传感器.对于倒置T型空腔,在波导中产生了多重法诺共振现象,其敏感度可达1 560nm/RIU,品质因数为9.37×104.该结构有望在光学集成回路,特别是纳米传感器、光束分路器方面具有广泛应用.     

基于半环结构的法诺共振透射特性研究（英文）

基于表面等离子激元理论提出一个由金属-介质-金属波导和半环切口组成的波导结构,应用时域有限差分法研究了该结构的透射特性.仿真结果表明:透射光谱中产生一个类似法诺共振线形的共振谷,该法诺共振由半环切口中连续态与离散态的相互干涉所致,其共振波长可以通过改变半环切口的结构参量进行调节,该结构灵敏度约为575nm/RIU,品质因数可达5 671.添加一个矩形谐振腔于该结构上可产生多重法诺共振,品质因数为6 555,此特征能为波导结构的设计提供极大的灵活性,有望在光学集成回路、纳米传感器方面得到比较广泛的应用.     

金属半圆环/长板阵列的法诺共振特性

本文设计了金属半圆环/长板阵列,并应用有限元方法研究了该阵列的透射特性。研究表明:由于半圆环与长板之间的电场耦合,在该阵列中产生了法诺共振现象。法诺共振峰强烈地依赖于半圆环/长板的结构参数和相对位置,并且法诺共振峰对周围介质折射率有着较高的灵敏度,最高可以达到862.5 nm/RIU。这些结果有助于设计基于法诺共振的微纳光子学器件。     

拉盖尔-高斯幂指数相位涡旋光束传输特性

为实现光折射率传感器小结构、高灵敏度的要求,根据表面等离极化激元的透射特性,提出了一种单挡板金属-介质-金属（MIM）波导耦合类云朵腔结构。此结构引用“腔中腔”的理念,在近场耦合作用下,类云朵腔所形成的较宽的连续态与金属挡板所形成的较窄的离散态经过干涉相长相消,可以产生三重不同模式的法诺共振。结合耦合模理论,对三重法诺共振的产生机理进行分析,并运用有限元分析法对此结构进行模拟仿真,定量分析了不同结构参数对折射率传感特性以及优质因子的影响。结果表明,三种共振模式的灵敏度分别为600,800,1083 nm/RIU,优质因子分别为5.08×10⁴、3.56×10⁵和1.17×10³。     

带有T型腔的MIM波导的法诺共振特性研究

设计了一种带有枝节的金属-介质-金属(MIM)波导与T型谐振腔侧耦合的表面等离子体光波导结构。利用有限元法(FEM),数值分析了改变耦合距离、T型腔几何尺寸及其不对称性、枝节高度对法诺(Fano)共振谱线的影响。结合电磁场分布进一步揭示了Fano共振现象产生的物理机理,由此可以动态调节表面等离子体波在结构中传输时产生的Fano共振特性。另外,研究表明在T型腔内填充不同折射率的材料,利用所设计的波导结构可以实现灵敏度高达940nm/RIU的纳米尺度的折射率传感器。最后研究了结构的慢光传输特性,可以在Fano峰值附近实现约0.025ps的光学延迟。这种新型的表面等离子体光波导可能会在光子器件集成、慢光效应及纳米传感领域有着较大的应用前景。     

基于MIM谐振腔内嵌金属方芯结构的可调谐Fano共振

设计了一种由内嵌金属方芯的金属-绝缘体-金属方形气腔以及两个侧耦合波导组成的耦合结构,并采用有限元方法研究了该结构的传播特性.结果表明:通过对气腔内金属方芯偏离角和偏离距离的调节可以获得并调制Fano共振;该Fano共振由对称破缺或几何效应影响左右波导和谐振腔之间耦合区域中的场分布强度所致,场分布模式的变化是由波导模和腔模之间的干涉引起的.此外,Fano共振的光谱位置和调制深度对偏差参数十分敏感,通过计算不同偏差角及偏差距离下的折射率传感特性发现,其折射率敏感度最高达1 508nm/RIU,品质因数最高达1 308.研究结果为设计更加灵活、简单、高效的片上等离子体纳米传感器提供了理论依据.     

枝节直波导与开口方环耦合谐振腔的Fano谐振特性研究

本文构建了一个枝节直波导与带开口方环耦合谐振腔.基于金属-绝缘体-金属结构的Fano谐振原理,采用有限元法分析了该波导结构的透射谱线对谐振腔结构参数的依赖关系.在开口方环与直波导间距G=90 nm,枝节高度H=140 nm时,该谐振腔结构中可以产生中心波长分别为λ=746 nm和1521 nm具有反对称线型的双重Fano共振透射峰.研究表明：左侧谐振峰值先随H增高而升高,至H=140 nm达到最大值,之后随H增高峰值缓慢减弱,直至消失.右侧谐振峰值则几乎不受H变化影响.传输谷受H影响最大,随着H增大,枝节谐振腔的传输谷向长波长方向移动,而右侧两个传输谷基本保持不变.当H=210 nm时,左边Fano谐振完全消失,只剩下右边的谐振,且谐振峰基本保持不变.设置参数化扫描,观测Fano谐振的变化,在波长1500 nm～1700 nm之间,设置最佳参数,经拟合计算得到该谐振耦合腔可以作为一个灵敏度S为1496 nm/RIU,FOM=60.1的折射率传感器.该结构可以为纳米级折射率传感器设计提供有效依据.     

含双挡板金属-电介质-金属波导耦合方形腔的独立调谐双重Fano共振特性

基于表面等离子激元在亚波长结构的传输特性,设计了一种含双挡板金属-电介质-金属波导耦合两个方形腔的结构.由F-P谐振腔产生的宽谱模式与两个方形谐振腔产生的两个窄谱模式发生干涉作用,形成了独立调谐的双重Fano共振,而且可以通过改变两个方形腔的大小及填充介质实现双重Fano共振的独立调谐.基于耦合模理论,定性分析了该结构产生双重Fano共振的机理.利用有限元仿真的方法,定量分析了结构参数对可独立调谐双重Fano共振和折射率传感特性的影响.结果表明,优化参数后该结构的灵敏度分别高达1020和1120 nm/RIU, FOM值分别高达3.59×10~5和1.17×10~6.该结构可为超快光开关、多功能高灵敏度传感器和慢光器件的光学集成提供有效的理论参考.     

基于单挡板的MDM波导侧向耦合谐振腔的Fano共振及传感特性

基于表面等离激元提出了一种含金属挡板的波导侧向耦合谐振腔系统。当入射光从波导的入射端进入到该结构时,谐振腔会形成较窄的离散带,金属挡板会产生较宽的连续态,较窄的离散态与较宽的连续态发生干涉时,形成两种不同模式的Fano共振谱线。采用时域有限差分法对该结构的传输特性进行了仿真计算,分别研究了结构的磁场分布、电场分布、透射特性和传感性能,根据磁场分布图和电场分布图可更好地解释Fano共振的形成机理。仿真数据分析结果表明,几何参数与介质折射率可以调节结构的传输性能。最后对结构的几何参数进行了优化处理,得到了在最优参数下,该结构产生的两个Fano共振的品质因数分别为4.502×10⁵和1.967×10⁵,对应的灵敏度分别为800 nm/RIU和1 400 nm/RIU,均达到了较高的数值,具有良好的传感性能。所设计的耦合结构可为提高微纳光学传感器的性能提供一种可行的途径。     

基于半圆形与矩形谐振腔耦合结构的Fano共振

设计了一种基于金属-介质-金属波导的半圆形谐振腔与矩形谐振腔的耦合结构,采用有限元方法研究了该结构的传播特性.结果表明:透射光谱中产生一个类似Fano共振线型的共振谷,该Fano共振由半圆形谐振腔的宽谱共振和矩形谐振腔的窄谱共振相互耦合所导致.变化谐振腔的结构参量,发现该Fano共振谷位置依赖于矩形谐振腔的几何参量,而对两谐振腔相对位置的微小移动不敏感;同时,改变两谐振腔的并联方式,研究了两种衍生结构的传播特性,发现这些结构均可产生明显的Fano共振.此外,通过在谐振腔中填充不同折射率的介质材料,研究了三种结构基于Fano共振效应的折射率传感特性,其折射率敏感度最高达到750 nm/RIU.研究结果可为未来芯片上基于表面等离极化激元波导的高灵敏折射率传感器的设计提供理论依据.     

Novel high-quality Fano resonance based on metal-insulator-metal waveguide with L-shaped resonators

Developing a convenient method that can be routinely applied for ascertaining proportions of different vegetable oils employed in commercial blended edible oils remains a significant challenge. We address this issue by proposing a novel method for detecting volume fraction of different oils based on the fact that these oils are optically transparent and have slightly different indices of refraction at a given temperature and wavelength. Accordingly, we develop a highly sensitive sensor for measuring the index of refraction of oil blends based on Fano resonance spectra obtained using a metal-insulatormetal(MIM) waveguide structure comprising a gapped straight waveguide coupled with two L-shaped resonators. The index of refraction sensitivity and figure of merit of the structure are calculated based on modeling using the finite element method, and the waveguide structure is accordingly optimized by adjusting the different geometric parameters to achieve a high-quality Fano resonance spectrum. The optimized structure achieves an ultra-high refractive index sensitivity of 770 nm/RIU in terms of a refractive index unit(RIU) of 1. Moreover, a highly stable linear relationship is obtained between the refractive index of mixed edible oils and the resonance wavelength. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed structure can detect slight changes in the volume fractions of the components in blended oils.     

High-sensitivity refractive index sensors based on Fano resonance in a metal-insulator-metal based arc-shaped resonator coupled with a rectangular stub

A metal-insulator-metal (MIM)-based arc-shaped resonator coupled with a rectangular stub (MARS) structure is proposed. This structure can generate two tunable Fano resonances originating from two different mechanisms. The structure has the advantage of being sensitive to the refractive index, and this feature makes it favorable for application in various microsensors. The relationship between the structural parameters and Fano resonance is researched using the finite element method (FEM) based on the software COMSOL Multiphysics 5.4. The simulation reveals that the sensitivity reaches 1900 nm/refractive index unit (RIU), and the figure of merit (FOM) is 23.75.     

Refractive Plasmonic Sensor Based on Fano Resonances in an Optical System

A symmetric plasmonic structure consisting of metal-insulator-metal waveguide, groove and slot cavities is studied, which supports double Fano resonances deriving from two different mechanisms. One of the Fano resonances originates from the interference between the resonances of groove and slot cavities, and the other comes from the interference between slot cavities. The spectral line shapes and the peaks of the double Fano resonances can be modulated by changing the length of the slot cavities and the height of the groove. Furthermore,the wavelength of the resonance peak has a linear relationship with the length of the slot cavities. The proposed plasmonic nanosensor possesses a sensitivity of 800 nm/RIU and a figure of merit of 3150, which may have important applications in switches, sensors, and nonlinear devices.     

Design and optimization of nano-column array based surface plasmon resonance sensor

In this paper, a surface plasmon resonance fiber sensor based on gold nano-column array instead of gold film is designed and optimized. The finite element method is used to optimize the diameter of the nano-gold column under the consideration of figure of merit, which relates to the sensitivity, resonance wavelength and resonance intensity. The optimized sensor has 70 nm gold nano-column coated on a side polished single mode fiber. The results show that the average sensitivity reaches 5318 nm/RIU when the environmental refractive index changing from 1.33 to 1.39 RIU, which is much higher than those in the conventional surface plasmon resonance structure. The optimizes design will serve a vital foundation to the fabrication of high performance fiber optic surface plasmon resonance sensors based on nano metallic structure.     

Fano resonance sensing based on coupled sub-wavelength dielectric grating and periodic photonic crystal

Based on the diffraction effect of sub-wavelength dielectric grating and the optical property of periodic photonic crystal, a hybrid structure of sub-wavelength grating all-dielectric multilayer thin film containing periodic photonic crystal is proposed. The transmission property of the structure is simulated by finite element method (FEM). The result shows that the discrete state generated by the sub-wavelength waveguide grating will be coupled with the continuous state generated by the photonic crystal cavity and the Fano resonance can be formed. The Fano resonance sensing model based on structural parameters and resonance wavelength are established, the influence of structural parameters on the Fano resonance spectral curve is quantitatively analyzed by numerical simulations, and the dynamic detection of the refractive index of samples is realized. The above structure can realize the optical refractive index sensing with high figure of merit (FOM) value and provide an effective theoretical reference for the formation of Fano resonance in the all-dielectric hybrid structure.     

Independently tunable dual resonant dip refractive index sensor based on metal—insulator—metal waveguide with Q-shaped resonant cavity

A plasmonic resonator system consisting of a metal—insulator—metal waveguide and a Q-shaped resonant cavity is proposed in this paper. The transmission properties of surface plasmon polaritons in this structure are investigated by using the finite difference in time domain (FDTD) method, and the simulation results contain two resonant dips. The physical mechanism is studied by the multimode interference coupled mode theory (MICMT), and the theoretical results are in highly consistent with the simulation results. Furthermore, the parameters of the Q-shaped cavity can be controlled to adjust the two dips, respectively. The refractive index sensor proposed in this paper, with a sensitivity of 1578 nm/RIU and figure of merit (FOM) of 175, performs better than most of the similar structures. Therefore, the results of the study are instructive for the design and application of high sensitivity nanoscale refractive index sensors.     

基于十字连通形环形谐振腔金属-介质-金属波导的折射率传感器和滤波器

提出了由十字连通形环形谐振腔耦合两个金属-介质-金属(metal-insulator-metal, MIM)波导的结构,并用有限元法数值研究了表面等离极化激元在结构中的传输特性.通过对透射谱的研究,系统地分析了MIM结构的传感特性.结果表明,在透射光谱中有三个共振峰,即存在三种共振模式,其中透射峰与材料的折射率呈线性关系.通过对结构参数的优化,得到了折射率灵敏度(S)高达1500 nm/RIU的理论值,相应的传感分辨率为1.33×10~(-4)RIU.更重要的是,灵敏度不受结构参数变化的影响,这意味着传感器的灵敏度不受制造偏差的影响.此外,谐振波长与环形腔中心半径成线性关系,该器件在较大波长范围内实现可调谐带通滤波.透射强度随着波导与环形腔间距的增大而减小,透射带宽同时减小,因此,可以通过控制环形腔与波导的耦合距离来调谐透射强度及透射带宽.研究结果对高灵敏度纳米级折射率传感器和带通滤波器的设计以及在生物传感器方面的应用都具有一定的指导意义.     

Bimetallic Silver-Gold Film Waveguide Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor

It is desirable that a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor is highly sensitive to binding interactions within the sensing region, generate evanescent fields with long penetration depths, and utilize a metal film that is very stable even in extreme environmental conditions. In this study, we present the first example of a wavelength-modulated waveguide SPR sensor with a bimetallic silver-gold film for surface plasmon excitation. The underlying silver yields better evanescent field enhancement of the sensing surface, while the overlying gold ensures that the stability of the metallic film is not compromised. It is shown experimentally that in terms of dλ/dn, the bimetallic film waveguide SPR configuration has a sensitivity of 1232 nm/RIU, greater than two times improvement from the 594 nm/RIU achievable with single gold film waveguide SPR sensor. The higher sensitivity, compact nature, and better evanescent field enhancement of this configuration provides the potential to biosensing applications.