Enhanced sensing performance by the plasmonic analogue of electromagnetically induced transparency in active metamaterials

Autor: Dong, Zheng-Gao, Liu, Hui, Cao, Jing-Xiao, Li, Tao, Wang, Shu-Ming, Zhu, Shi-Ning, Zhang, Xiang
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, 114101 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
DOI: 10.1063/1.3488020
Popis: The gain-assisted plasmonic analogue of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in a metallic metamaterial is investigated for the purpose to enhance the sensing performance of the EIT-like plasmonic structure. The structure is composed of three bars in one unit, two of which are parallel to each other (dark quadrupolar element) but perpendicular to the third bar (bright dipolar element), The results show that, in addition to the high sensitivity to the refractive-index fluctuation of the surrounding medium, the figure of merit for such active EIT-like metamaterials can be greatly enhanced, which is attributed to the amplified narrow transparency peak.
Databáze: arXiv