{"title":"Bifunctional terahertz metamaterial device with switchable properties between transmission and broadband absorption","authors":"Shilin Ma , Xianwu Mi , Xiulong Bian","doi":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101317","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101317","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A bifunctional terahertz metamaterial device with switchable properties between transmission and broadband absorption is proposed. The simulated results show that the switchable functional characteristics of the bifunctional terahertz metamaterial device can be achieved by taking advantage of the phase transition property of VO<sub>2</sub>. When VO<sub>2</sub> is in the insulating state, there are transmission spectra with a maximum transmittance of 90 % and a minimum transmittance of 25 % in the frequency range from 1 THz to 10 THz. Meanwhile, transmission spectra be adjusted by controlling the Fermi level of graphene. When VO<sub>2</sub> is in the fully metal state, the broadband absorptivity achieves over 90 % in the frequency range from 2.54 THz to 7.65 THz. Not only that, the absorption spectra can be continuously adjusted by controlling the conductivity of VO<sub>2</sub> from 20 to 200000 S/m. Alternatively, the proposed bifunctional terahertz metamaterial device can work and show the same absorption spectra when the conductivity of VO<sub>2</sub> is 200000 S/m under TM and TE polarized normal incidences. Our current research work has a potential to provide a valuable reference for the advancement of transmissive and broadband absorbent metamaterial devices in the terahertz range.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49699,"journal":{"name":"Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101317"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142446927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design and optimization of a polarization-insensitive terahertz metamaterial absorber for sensing applications","authors":"Neelam Singh , Reshmi Dhara , Sanjeev Yadav","doi":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101314","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101314","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents dual-band Terahertz (THz) metamaterial absorbers (MA) designed with square resonators for sensing applications. The absorber is made up of a plasmonic ring resonator, a middle polyimide layer, and a lower metal plate, which enhances its absorption capabilities. The position of annular strips and patch units is strategically adjusted to tune and optimize the absorber’s performance precisely. The proposed metamaterial (MA) consistently absorbs over 99 % within the frequency range from 1.4 to 2.8 THz at 1.6 THz for peak-1 and 2.3 THz for peak-2. The peaks labeled as ‘f1’ and ‘f2’ have a spectral width of 0.02 THz and high-quality factors (Q-factors) of 23 for peak-1 and 29 for peak-2, respectively. This makes them remarkably sensitive to variations in the environmental refractive index (RI). It is important to observe that the refractive index of most samples falls within the range of 1.0–2.0, highlighting the potential applications of this sensor.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49699,"journal":{"name":"Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101314"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142425606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Constraints on co- and cross-polarization reflection and transmission of Babinet-complementary metasurfaces","authors":"A.G. Zhuravlev , L.M. Pulido-Mancera , A.D. Sayanskiy , V.A. Lenets , S.B. Glybovski , J.D. Baena","doi":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101320","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101320","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A study of constraints on reflection and transmission coefficients for Babinet-complementary metasurfaces is presented in this work. These coefficients have been found to describe circular paths in the complex plane, whose centers and radii are affected by losses. Additionally, it has been shown that it is possible to fully control the cross-polarization coefficients by rotating the metasurface with respect to the polarization direction. Our findings have been verified through numerical simulations and experiments. The properties discussed in this paper could be useful in limiting the types of possible responses of metasurfaces.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49699,"journal":{"name":"Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101320"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142536112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohammad Ashraful Haque , Rummanur Rahad , Md. Omar Faruque , Abu S.M. Mohsin
{"title":"CMOS-compatible plasmonic magnetic field sensor: An alternative approach using ultra-compact MIM configuration","authors":"Mohammad Ashraful Haque , Rummanur Rahad , Md. Omar Faruque , Abu S.M. Mohsin","doi":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101319","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101319","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper introduces a novel magnetic field sensor (MFS) that utilizes a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) waveguide integrated with a resonator structure and incorporates water-based Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> magnetic fluid. The sensor uses titanium nitride (<em>TiN</em>) as the plasmonic material which offers numerous advantages over conventional noble plasmonic materials. The sensor takes advantage of the tunable optical properties of the magnetic fluid and <em>TiN</em> to detect changes in the external magnetic field and quantify the magnetic field strength which has been demonstrated using the Finite Element Method (FEM). Our proposed MFS exhibits a high sensitivity of 11.97 pm/Oe, a narrow-band full-width half maximum of 93.66 nm, and a resolution of 8.36 × 10<sup>−4</sup> Oe. The sensor is also compatible with complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) fabrication techniques, which enables chip-scale integration and low-cost production. The sensor can be used for various applications in navigation, military, space, healthcare, and beyond.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49699,"journal":{"name":"Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101319"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142425605","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vitalii A. Pavlov , Andrey A. Belov , Andrey D. Sayanskiy , Daniil A. Vabishchevich
{"title":"Reconfigurable intelligent surface assisted by computer vision for increasing coverage area in mobile communication systems","authors":"Vitalii A. Pavlov , Andrey A. Belov , Andrey D. Sayanskiy , Daniil A. Vabishchevich","doi":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101318","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101318","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The paper describes a reflective intelligent surface (RIS) assisted by computer vision (CV). A RIS can reflect the transmitter’s signal into shadow regions with low signal strength thus increasing the coverage area of a communication system. CV assists the RIS in searching for and tracking potential users. Information about user’s position is used to direct the RIS beam towards the user. Operation of CV algorithms and their integration in the RIS control loop is demonstrated. Increase in the received signal power of 15–20 dB in non-line of sight (NLOS) situations due to RIS operation is achieved. The system has a low cost and power consumption.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49699,"journal":{"name":"Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101318"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142425603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kerr nonlinearity effect on the stability of Wannier-Stark states in active optical systems","authors":"Alexey Verbitskiy, Alexey Yulin","doi":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101316","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101316","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The paper provides an analytical and numerical investigation of the dynamics of a one-dimensional chain of coupled optical resonators with conservative cubic nonlinearity and the gain saturated by nonlinear losses. The linear dependency of the resonator eigenfrequencies on their indexes makes it possible to use Wannier-Stark states as lasing modes. Numerical simulations have shown that the dependency of the resonant frequencies on the light intensity strongly affects the stability of Wannier-Stark states. To explain the observed destabilization of monochromatic lasing based on Wannier-Stark states a simple perturbation theory has been developed and compared with the data obtained in the numerical simulations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49699,"journal":{"name":"Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101316"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142425604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optical properties of core-shell nanoparticles and their application for effective absorption, scattering, extinction and filtering solar and optical radiation","authors":"V.K. Pustovalov , L.G. Astafyeva , W. Fritzsche","doi":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101312","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101312","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The review presents a comprehensive analysis of the latest experimental and theoretical results and achievements related to the optical properties of core-shell nanoparticles (nanoshells) and nanostructured materials containing them for solar and optical radiation applications. Modern nanotechnologies allow producing a variety of core-shell nanoparticles from various metals and materials, with different sizes, shapes and combinations of materials, possessing unique optical properties when immersed in liquid, solid or gaseous media. Among them, it is worth noting nanoparticles with the core-shell structure SiO<sub>2</sub>-Au, Au-SiO<sub>2</sub>, Au-Ag, Ti-TiO<sub>2</sub>, Ni-NiO, NiO-Ni, Cu<sub>2</sub>O-Au, Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>-Au and others, the properties and areas of applications of which were analyzed. The results of studying the optical properties of various core-shell nanoparticles in a wide range of wavelengths and their parameters are presented and analyzed. The use of nanoparticles selected on the basis of the presented analysis of absorption, scattering and attenuation of optical and solar radiation can be used to develop and implement various devices that provide unique advantages over traditional devices in the control and use of optical radiation. These results can be used to design and apply optical absorbers, scatterers, filters, attenuators and other devices based on them to control and modify radiation properties, especially for high-temperature nanophotonics applications. They can play a decisive role in improving the efficiency of solar and optical energy applications. This review focuses on recent research and achievements, mainly for the years 2020–2024, but also takes into account background papers from previous years.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49699,"journal":{"name":"Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101312"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142358075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Triple-coupled normal mode splitting in Fabry-Pérot microcavity contained rectangular hole magnetic metamaterials in THz region","authors":"Haruki Anzai , Shota Inoue , Yu Tokizane , Hiroko Yoshida , Takeshi Yasui , Fusao Shimokawa , Noriaki Tsurumachi","doi":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101313","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101313","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The interaction between light and matter inside a microcavity has been intensively studied for a long time, but most of the research has focused on the coupling between the electric dipole of the material and the electric field inside the cavity. We replaced the material with a metamaterial, focused on its characteristic magnetic response, and studied its interaction with the magnetic field inside a Fabry-Pérot (FP) microcavity. In this study, we utilized the fact that a rectangular hole metamaterial (RH), known as a magnetic current antenna, behaves as a magnetic dipole. This RH also has a high reflectance, so it also functions as a mirror. Taking advantage of this property, we investigated the optical properties of three different FP cavity structures containing RH metamaterials in the THz region. First, we investigated the transmission properties and dispersion relationship by transmission line theory analysis. Next, to fabricate the actual sample, we designed it using the finite differential time domain (FDTD) method and investigated the magnetic field distribution inside the sample. We then fabricated a sample by photolithography and lift-off processes and measured its transmission spectra using THz time-domain spectroscopy. As a result, we found that it was possible to observe triple-coupled normal mode splitting caused by the strong coupling between the magnetic field and the magnetic dipole. This phenomenon does not appear in a strongly coupled system of two coupled oscillators, such as the well-known cavity polariton, which consists of an ordinary electric field and an electric dipole.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49699,"journal":{"name":"Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101313"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142326845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inverse opal optical Tamm state for sensing applications","authors":"Rina Mudi , Alessandro Carpentiero , Monica Bollani , Mario Barozzi , Kapil Debnath , Andrea Chiappini , B.N. Shivakiran Bhaktha","doi":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101315","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101315","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We report the excitation of optical Tamm states (OTS) in inverse opal (IO) - based three-dimensional photonic crystal on a flat metal substrate, validated through both numerical simulations and experimental observations. Large area, uniform Tamm inverse opal (Tamm-IO) structures were fabricated without the use of any corrosive chemicals. Upon infiltration of non-reactive solvents such as methanol and ethanol into the IO, a noticeable shift of the OTS, consistent with our simulations is observed, and the temporal dynamics of the same have been investigated. The experimentally obtained sensitivity is ∼ 110 nm/RIU which is of the same order as the computed value, making the IO OTS to be an attractive sensing tool.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49699,"journal":{"name":"Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101315"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142322493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microwaves in ferromagnetic composites Fe/Epoxy with aggregates of nanoparticles: Theory and experiment","authors":"D.V. Perov , Yu.V. Korkh , E.A. Kuznetsov , O.V. Nemytova , A.B. Rinkevich , M.A. Uimin , A.S. Konev","doi":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101311","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.photonics.2024.101311","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Microwave transmission through plates of a composite material containing spherical Fe nanoparticles in an epoxyamine matrix and reflection from plates have been studied. Measurements were carried out at the frequencies from 26 to 32 GHz in the magnetic fields up to 12 kOe. The ferromagnetic resonance phenomenon in the composite has been investigated. The theory of electromagnetic waves transmitting through a composite material containing ferromagnetic particles, taking into account aggregating the particles, has been developed. A good agreement of calculation results and experimentally obtained field dependences of the transmission and reflection coefficients, as well as microwaves dissipation, has been achieved.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49699,"journal":{"name":"Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications","volume":"62 ","pages":"Article 101311"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142322494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}