Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 13, 1324001(2024)

Investigation of Sensing and Slow-Light Based on Dual Accidental Quasi-Bound States in the Continuum

Sha Chen1, Qinke Liu1, Yan Li2, Yaojie Zhou1, Zhendong Lu1, Xiaoqing Luo1、*, and Xinlin Wang1,3、**
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  • 1School of Electrical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan , China
  • 2School of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan , China
  • 3Hunan Province Key Laboratory for Ultra-Fast Micro/Nano Technology and Advanced Laser Manufacture, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan , China
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    In recent years, bound states in the continuum (BIC) in optical metasurfaces have garnered significant attention owing to their unique properties. Because of the interaction of two accidental quasi-bound states in the continuum (A-QBIC) modes, we explore the related novel optical phenomena in an all-dielectric metasurface that comprises a square nano-aperture array. It is shown that the A-BIC phenomenon can occur under x- and y-polarized normal incidences but exhibits the interaction of the two A-QBIC modes under 45° polarized incidence. The A-QBIC modes, which are analyzed using band and multipole expansion theories, are primarily governed by the toroidal dipole. Notably, the high Q-factor of the A-QBIC modes not only allows for the implementation of highly sensitive refractive index sensing but also facilitates the realization of flexible tunability of the interaction between the two A-QBIC modes, thereby achieving an analogue of electromagnetically induced transparency and tunable slow-light. Our results provide a feasible strategy to develop a high Q-factor meta-device based on A-QBIC in highly sensitive refractive index sensing and slow-light applications.

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    Sha Chen, Qinke Liu, Yan Li, Yaojie Zhou, Zhendong Lu, Xiaoqing Luo, Xinlin Wang. Investigation of Sensing and Slow-Light Based on Dual Accidental Quasi-Bound States in the Continuum[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(13): 1324001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optics at Surfaces

    Received: Oct. 15, 2023

    Accepted: Nov. 27, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 17, 2024

    The Author Email: Xiaoqing Luo (xqluophys@gmail.com), Xinlin Wang (wxl_ly000@aliyun.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232508

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP232508

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