Evolution of polarization singularities accompanied by avoided crossing in plasmonic system

The evolution of polarization singularities supported in a one-dimensional periodic plasmonic system is studied. The lateral inversion symmetry of the system, which breaks the in-plane inversion symmetry and up-down mirror symmetry simultaneously, yields abundant polarization states. A complete evolution process with geometry for the polarization states is traced. In the evolution, circularly polarized points (C points) can stem from 3 different processes. In addition to the previously reported processes occurring in an isolated band, a new type of C point appearing in two bands simultaneously due to the avoided band crossing, is observed. Unlike the dielectric system with a similar structure which only supports at-$\varGamma$ bound states in the continuum (BICs), accidental BICs off the $\varGamma$ point are realized in this plasmonic system. This work provides a new scheme of polarization manipulation for the plasmonic systems.     

人工局域表面等离激元诱导的超透射

利用有限元方法研究了理想导体薄膜中齿状孔阵列在微波频段的超透射现象.齿状结构的引入使得孔阵列的透射谱发生红移,在更深的亚波长区实现全透射.近场分析表明分布在齿状孔上的局域态对红移起了关键作用.研究发现单个齿孔支持人工局域表面等离激元多极子模式,与超透射相关的是偶极子模式.该研究方案可以推广到红外与太赫兹频段.     

复虹现象的实验研究

彩虹是一种常见的大气光学现象，在一定天气条件下，在彩虹的附近还会出现附加的弧形彩色条纹，这就是复虹。目前关于复虹的实验研究还十分有限。本文从集体散射与单体散射两方面对复虹现象进行了实验研究。通过水雾光散射再现了复虹现象，并测量统计了水滴尺寸及其分布对复虹的影响。然后通过单水滴光散射实验，研究了不同照明波长、不同水滴尺寸下的复虹现象，从微观上解释了复虹的形成机理。我们还利用散射理论计算研究了水滴尺寸及其统计分布对复虹效果的影响，计算结果进一步证实了实验结论的正确性。     

Bound states in the continuum in metal—dielectric photonic crystal with a birefringent defect

By using the difference of the band structure for the TE and TM waves in the metal—dielectric photonic crystals beyond the light cone and the birefringence of the anisotropic crystal, a one-dimensional photonic system is constructed to realize the bound states in the continuum (BICs). In addition to the BICs arising from the polarization incompatibility, the Friedrich—Wintgen BICs are also achieved when the leaking TM wave is eliminated due to the destructive interference of its ordinary and extraordinary wave components in the anisotropic crystal. A modified scheme favorable for practical application is also proposed. This scheme for BICs may help to suppress the radiation loss in the metal—dielectric photonic crystal systems.