All-Dielectric Metasurface Based on Complementary Split-Ring Resonators for Refractive Index Sensing

Data di pubblicazione: 25 Feb 2022

RivistaFonte dati: OPENALEXTipo OpenAlex: articleOpen Access
Autori: Mohsen Samadi, Fatemeh Abshari, José Francisco Algorri, Pablo Roldán-Varona, Luis Rodríguez Cobo, José Miguel López Higuera, José Manuel Sánchez‐Pena, Dimitrios Zografopoulos, Francesco Dell’Olio

Thanks to their lower losses and sharper resonances compared to their metallic counterparts, all-dielectric metasurfaces are attracting a quickly growing research interest. The application of such metasurfaces in the field of refractive index sensing is extremely attractive, especially due to the expected high performance and the simplicity of the sensing element excitation and readout. Herein, we report on an all-dielectric silicon metasurface based on complementary split-ring resonators (CSRRs) optimized for refractive index sensing. A quasi-bound state in the continuum (quasi-BIC) with an ultra-high quality factor can be excited in the near-infrared (NIR) window by violating the structure symmetry. By using the three-dimensional finite element method (3D-FEM), a refractive index sensor for biomedical applications with an ultra-high figure of merit (FoM > 100,000 RIU−1) has been designed, exploiting the quasi-BIC resonance. The proposed design strategy opens new avenues for developing flat biochemical sensors that are accurate and responsive in real time.

Editore
MDPI
Fonte
Photonics
Volume
9
Fascicolo
3
Pagine
130
Citazioni
24
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e6cc938f79c541bf4f1c1c09dc59a666
Riferimenti
Volume: 9 Issue: 3 Pages: 130