Plasmonic Spectral Splitting in Ring/Rod Metasurface

Nanomaterials (Basel). 2017 Nov 19;7(11):397. doi: 10.3390/nano7110397.

Abstract

We report spectral splitting behaviors based on Fano resonances in a novel simple planar metasurface composed of gold nanobars and nanorings. Multiple plasmonic modes and sharp Fano effects are achieved in a broadband transmittance spectrum by exploiting the rotational symmetry of the metasurface. The transmission properties are effectively modified and tuned by modulating the structural parameters. The highest single side Q-factor and FoM which reaches 196 and 105 are observed at Fano resonances. Our proposed design is relatively simple and can be applied for various applications such as multi-wavelength highly sensitive plasmonic sensors, switching, and slow light devices.

Keywords: Q-factor; fano resonance; figure of merit; finite element method; nanostructures; sensors.