Double Hot-Spot Dual-Polarization Chand-Bali Nanoantenna for NIR Detection Applications

Abstract

In this work, we introduce a novel design of a gold nanoantenna array. The nanoantenna consists of two elliptical patches. A vertical oval coincides with the minor axis of the horizontal oval. An elliptical aperture etched out from the horizontal one resulting in our Chand-Bali shaped nanoantenna. The geometrical dimensions are properly selected such that two symmetrical small gaps are created. The electric field intensity has a significant enhancement in these two gaps at the same resonance frequency within the near-infrared (NIR) regime for both orthogonal polarizations. The new design offers an improved performance for IR detection and harvesting applications.