{"title":"Chiral flatband in refractive index modulated metasurfaces.","authors":"Yidan Hu, Qilin Duan, Jiangbin Li, Shan Zhu, Yuhang Yin, Huanyang Chen","doi":"10.1364/OL.555234","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Flatband exhibits unique properties, such as slow light effects and a high density of states; incorporating these properties into chiral metasurfaces can significantly enhance chiroptical responses across a range of incident angles. In this study, we establish a theoretical framework to analyze circular dichroism in the presence of broken mirror symmetry along the <i>z</i>-direction. Building on this framework, we employ a theoretical model based on refractive index modulation and partial etching, which lead to a metasurface with a pronounced flatband with chiroptical response. This metasurface holds significant potential for applications in chiral light source emission and detectors, chiral sensing, and enantioseparation, particularly at wide incidence angles.</p>","PeriodicalId":19540,"journal":{"name":"Optics letters","volume":"50 7","pages":"2145-2148"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Optics letters","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.555234","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"OPTICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Flatband exhibits unique properties, such as slow light effects and a high density of states; incorporating these properties into chiral metasurfaces can significantly enhance chiroptical responses across a range of incident angles. In this study, we establish a theoretical framework to analyze circular dichroism in the presence of broken mirror symmetry along the z-direction. Building on this framework, we employ a theoretical model based on refractive index modulation and partial etching, which lead to a metasurface with a pronounced flatband with chiroptical response. This metasurface holds significant potential for applications in chiral light source emission and detectors, chiral sensing, and enantioseparation, particularly at wide incidence angles.
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