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Multi-mode circular dichroism in n-fold rotational symmetric metamaterials

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In this article, the effects of the rotation angle between upper and lower n-fold rotational symmetric nano-structures are studied. Various modes of circular dichroism (single wavelength band, dual-wavelength bands, and more than two wavelength bands) in the wavelength band from 3.3 to 5 μm are realized. Circular dichroism up to 0.798 are observed. Meanwhile, sensitivity of circular dichroism to the rotation angle and reconfigure strategy for opposite responses has been discussed. Based on Born-Kuhn model, physical mechanism of mode’s switching is explained with charge distributions. The multi-mode chiroptical responses in mid-infrared band and the variety of design strategies have potential applications in the field of tunable multi-band chiral devices.

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This work was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grants 61205095, in part by the Shanghai Young College Teacher Develop funding schemes under Grant slg11006. We also thank Dr. Y.G. Du and Ms. T. Bu for their help.

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This research was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant Number 61205095 and Shanghai Young College Teacher Develop funding schemes, Grant Number slg11006.

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Conceptualization, S.L.; methodology, S.L.; formal analysis, S.L. Y.X., Y.C.; investigation, S.L.; data curation, S.L.; writing—original draft preparation, S.L.; writing—review and editing, S.L., K.C., Y.X., Y.C.; visualization, S.L., Y.X., Y.C.; supervision, K.C.; All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Li, S., Chen, K., Xu, Y. et al. Multi-mode circular dichroism in n-fold rotational symmetric metamaterials. Opt Quant Electron 54, 50 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-021-03432-7

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