Ultra-broadband metamaterial absorbers from long to very long infrared regime

Yu Zhou; Zheng Qin; Zhongzhu Liang; Dejia Meng; Haiyang Xu; David R. Smith; Yichun Liu

doi:10.1038/s41377-021-00577-8

Light: Science & Applications (Jul 2021)

Ultra-broadband metamaterial absorbers from long to very long infrared regime

Yu Zhou,
Zheng Qin,
Zhongzhu Liang,
Dejia Meng,
Haiyang Xu,
David R. Smith,
Yichun Liu

Affiliations

Yu Zhou: State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zheng Qin: State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhongzhu Liang: State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dejia Meng: State Key Laboratory of Applied Optics, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Haiyang Xu: Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research and Key Laboratory of UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Northeast Normal University
David R. Smith: Center for Metamaterials and Integrated Plasmonics, Duke University
Yichun Liu: Center for Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Research and Key Laboratory of UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Physics, Northeast Normal University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-021-00577-8
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Ultra-broadband metamaterials absorbers with high absorption, ultrathin thickness and easy configurations are designed and demonstrated, which pave the way for enhancing the optical performance in applications of infrared thermal emitters, imaging and photodetectors.

Published in Light: Science & Applications

ISSN: 2047-7538 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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