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当两个空心圆柱体具有相同尺寸,即r2=r3时,该超表面具有C2v对称性,否则就是一个不对称结构,可以定义不对称度α=(|r2-r2|/r2)×100%。
首先,计算了不对称全介质超表面(r1=14μm, r2=7μm, r3=5μm)在2.6THz~3.2THz频率范围内的透射光谱,如图 2a所示。从透射光谱中可以观察到,2.88THz频率处有一个很强的不对称Fano谐振,其品质因子Q值可以通过Fano拟合下式来计算[38-39]:
Figure 2. a—calculated transmission spectrum of the asymmetric metasurface b—scattered powers obtained by decomposition of the multipole in the Cartesian coordinate system c—electric field distributions d—magnetic field distributions
$ T(\omega)=T_0+A_0 \frac{\left[q+2\left(\omega-\omega_0\right) \gamma\right]^2}{1+\left[2\left(\omega-\omega_0\right) \gamma\right]^2} $
(1) 式中,q是决定谐振曲线不对称度的Fano拟合参数,ω0和γ分别代表谐振峰角频率和谐振线宽,T0是透过率基线偏移,A0是耦合系数,因此Q=ω0/γ。图 2a中Fano拟合结果ω0和γ分别为2π ×2.88THz和2π×0.0084THz,所以Q=343。为了进一步定量分析这个Fano谐振的微观多极子属性,在笛卡尔坐标系下计算了该谐振的多极子散射功率,包括ED,MD,TD,以及四电偶极子Qe和四磁偶极子Qm,如图 2b所示。从图 2b中可以明显地看出,在谐振中心处沿z轴方向的纵向TDz对谐振的贡献占主导地位,其次是沿y轴方向的MDy和Qm贡献大小基本相同,占据第2位,约为TDz散射功率的1/7,其它多极子的散射功率贡献量均小于TDz约1个数量级,说明这是一个TD谐振。同时,也给出了谐振中心在x-z平面处的电场强度E(见图 2c)与x-y平面处的磁场强度H(见图 2d),进一步验证了其TD特性。从图 2c中可以清晰地看出,在谐振单元结构内,电场主要集中于两个空心圆柱体之间,白色的箭头代表的是位移电流,左右的两个空心圆柱体内分别产生一个逆时针和顺时针的环形位移电流(黑色虚线箭头表示),随之产生一个沿+y和-y方向磁场,故这样典型的成对环形位移电流会在x-y平面形成首尾相接的MD,如图 2d中黑色虚线箭头所示,白色箭头代表的是MD,从而激发产生沿z轴方向的TDz。
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接下来固定r1=14μm, r2=7μm, 研究了TD谐振频率及Q随r3的变化曲线,如图 3a所示。从图中可以明显地看出,当r3从1μm增加到13μm,谐振频率随着r3的增大而发生了380GHz蓝移,造成蓝移的原因是随着r3增大,空心圆柱体的有效折射率降低造成的[41-42]。另外,当r3从1μm增大到6μm,TD谐振的Q值从最初的55缓慢上升到1312, 而当r3继续增加时, 谐振的Q会急剧上升。特别是在对称结构超表面r3=7μm时,TD谐振在谐振频率2.94THz处线宽消失,谐振Q值无穷大。而当r3从7μm增加到13μm时,TD谐振Q值与r3在1μm~7μm变化时基本对称。这符合BIC的典型特征[21]。为此,作者计算了r2=r3=7μm时超表面在Χ′Γ和ΓΧ方向的色散曲线,图 3b中给出了和上述TD谐振相关的一个横磁波(transvere magnetic, TM)模,记为mode 1。图 3c、图 3d中给出了在Γ=0.0点、mode 1在x-y平面的Ez及Hxy分布。可以看出它是一个TD谐振模。需要指出的是,在计算本征模时采用的是一个无基底的超表面结构,在Γ=0.0点,mode 1频率为3.13THz,加入基底后会导致TD本征模发生红移。按照C2v的对称性,mode 1是一个偶对称模式,而正入射电磁波则是奇对称的,两者之间是完全不耦合的[17, 43],所以该超表面在第一布里渊区,即Γ点形成的是具有无限Q值的对称保护BIC。此外,mode 1是一个纵向TD谐振模,不能与正入射电磁波直接耦合,也能说明这是一个对称保护BIC。
Figure 3. a—curves of Q factor and frequency of TD resonance with r3 b—dispersion curve of the related eigen mode in the Χ′Γ and ΓΧ directions when r2=r3=7μm, the upper right inset is the first Brillouin zone c—electric field distributions of mode 1 in the x-y plane d—magnetic field distributions of mode 1 in the x-y plane
对于图 1a所示的对称结构超表面(r2=r3),如果保持周期不变,只改变两个空心圆柱体之间的中心距离(即使空心圆柱体沿着x轴不等间隔分布),则结构的C2v对称性没有被破坏,TD谐振应该仍保持理想TD-BIC特性。为了验证,当r2=r3=7μm,通过改变周期Λ=Λx=Λy(效果等同于改变空心圆柱体之间的中心距离),计算了TD谐振的Q值跟周期Λ之间的关系,如图 4a所示。可知随着周期Λ的变化,TD谐振的Q值的确始终保持在108以上。而对于参考文献[17, 26, 34, 39]中的横向TD谐振,改变其谐振单元二聚体之间的间距或周期,其谐振Q值则会大大下降,表明这些谐振与对称保护BIC无关。
Figure 4. a—Q factor of the TD resonance with respect to the period Λ b—Q factor of the quasi-BIC with respect to the degree of asymmetry α
对于对称保护BIC,当结构的C2v对称性被破坏时(如r3≠7μm),连续谱束缚态能量发生泄露,从理想BIC转变成有限Q值的准BIC,并且随着不对称度的增大,准BIC的Q值会越来越小,如图 4b所示,准BIC的Q值和超表面结构不对称度α的负二次方成反比[44]。
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从以上分析可知,高Q TD谐振的设计调控与TD理想BIC密切相关。为此,作者利用本征模分析方法研究了对称结构超表面几何参数对TD-BIC频率的影响。图 5a是TD-BIC频率随空心圆柱体内环半径r2(=r3)的变化曲线,其它参数均与图 1b保持一致。当r2从0μm增大到12μm过程中,TD-BIC频率从一开始的缓慢增加到后面的快速上升,从2.74THz变化到4.11THz。需要指出的是,当r2=0μm时,两个空心圆柱体结构超表面实际上变成了两个实心圆盘结构[17]。图 5b中则是当r2=r3=7μm时TD-BIC频率随圆柱体高度h的变化曲线。从图中看出,当h从8μm增大到40μm时,TD-BIC频率从4.69THz快速减小到2.61THz;当h继续增大时,BIC频率则缓慢减小并趋于饱和。若要使TD-BIC频率往太赫兹低频段移动,则可以通过增大超表面结构周期Λ和空心圆柱体外环半径r1,如当Λ=100μm,r1=20μm时,TD-BIC频率为2.25THz;当继续增大结构尺寸到Λ=300μm, r1=60μm时,TD-BIC频率为0.72THz。
基于连续谱束缚态的高Q太赫兹全介质超表面
High-Q terahertz all-dielectric metasurface based on bound states in the continuum
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摘要: 为了研究基于连续谱束缚态(BIC)高品质因子Q谐振, 提出了由双空心硅圆柱体组成太赫兹全介质超表面。采用数值模拟方法对结构的透射光谱及电磁场图进行了分析, 并利用本征模分析的方法研究了超表面结构参数对BIC频率的影响, 给出了该BIC超表面在太赫兹大频率范围工作的参数设计方法。结果表明, 在3.0THz左右实现了一个可调高Q环偶极Fano谐振; 本征模式的分析计算结果与入射电磁波模式的分析计算结果对称性不匹配, 该超表面支持的是一个对称保护BIC。此研究为基于BIC的高Q超材料在超低阈值激光器件、非线性光学谐波产生及高灵敏度传感等领域的应用提供了理论参考。Abstract: In order to study the high quality factor Q based on the bound state in the continuum (BIC), a terahertz all-dielectric metasurface composed of double hollow silicon cylinders was proposed. The transmission spectrum and electromagnetic field diagrams of the structure were simulated and analyzed. The eigenmode analysis was used to study the influence of the metasurface structure parameters on the BIC frequency, and a BIC metasurface working in a large terahertz frequency range was desigined. The results show that an adjustable high-Q toroidal dipole Fano resonance is realized at around 3.0THz. The results of symmetry mismatch between the eigenmode analysis calculation and the incident electromagnetic wave mode. The analysis indicate that the metasurface supports a symmetry-protected BIC. This research provides a theoretical reference for the application of high-Q metamaterials based on BIC in the fields of ultra-low threshold laser devices, nonlinear optical harmonic generation, and high-sensitivity sensing.
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Figure 3. a—curves of Q factor and frequency of TD resonance with r3 b—dispersion curve of the related eigen mode in the Χ′Γ and ΓΧ directions when r2=r3=7μm, the upper right inset is the first Brillouin zone c—electric field distributions of mode 1 in the x-y plane d—magnetic field distributions of mode 1 in the x-y plane
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