Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 19, 1913001(2023)

Dynamically Tunable Infrared Ultra-wideband Absorber Based on Vanadium Dioxide

Yuting Chen1, Wenrui Xue1、*, Jing Zhang1, Haotian Fan1, and Changyong Li2,3
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Shanxi University,Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Laser Spectroscopy, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China
  • 3Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China
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    Structural diagrams of unit of infrared absorber. (a) 3D view; (b) top view
    Dielectric constant versus wavelength. (a) Dielectric constant of TiO2; (b) dielectric constant of LiF; (c) real part of dielectric constant of VO2; (d) imaginary part of dielectric constant of VO2
    Dependence of absorptivity on wavelength and azimuth angle when incidence angle is 0. (a) Absorptivity versus wavelength; (b) dependence of absorptivity on wavelength and azimuth angle
    Dependence of absorptivity on wavelength and incident angle and magnetic field distribution on XY section of top layer. (a)(c) TM wave; (b)(d) TE wave
    Magnetic and electric field distributions in different planes at four absorption peaks. (a)(d) In XY plane at top of structure;(b)(e) in XZ plane at center of structure; (c)(f) in YZ plane at center of structure
    Relative impedance of absorber versus wavelength
    Absorptivity curves and corresponding magnetic field distributions under different structural parameters. (a) p; (b) w; (c) h2; (d) h3; (e) h4; (f) a; (g) b; (h) c
    Effect of conductivity of VO2 on absorption spectrum
    Absorption curves at 80 °C and 25 °C
    Comparison of absorption effects of absorbers with different structures when incident light is TE wave
    • Table 1. Comparison of main performance indexes of infrared absorbers

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      Table 1. Comparison of main performance indexes of infrared absorbers

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      Absorption

      bandwidth /μm

      Bandwidth /μm(absorptivity is >90%)Relative bandwidth /%Average absorptivity /%

      Dielectric

      material

      Adjustability /%
      347.0‒14.07.0‒13.857.393.8Ti-Si
      3512.3‒32.016.4‒25.888.994.3Cr-Ge
      360.42‒3.000.42‒3.0099.399.3Ni-PMMA
      370.4‒0.70.40‒0.6554.595.7Au-SiO2
      389.5‒13.69.3‒14.057.390.4Si3N4-Si
      251.5‒4.02.9‒3.790.995.0Ag-VO2-Al2O378.8
      390.4‒1.20.4‒1.210096.0Ge
      405.0‒9.06.3‒6.8Al-VO270
      This work10‒6416‒6011696.7

      TiO2-LiF-

      VO2-SiO2

      >90
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    Yuting Chen, Wenrui Xue, Jing Zhang, Haotian Fan, Changyong Li. Dynamically Tunable Infrared Ultra-wideband Absorber Based on Vanadium Dioxide[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(19): 1913001

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    Paper Information

    Category: micro and nano optics

    Received: Aug. 8, 2022

    Accepted: Sep. 28, 2022

    Published Online: Sep. 25, 2023

    The Author Email: Xue Wenrui (wrxue@sxu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL221119

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