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Excitation of Multiple Fano-Like Resonances Induced by Higher Order Plasmon modes in Three-Layered Bimetallic Nanoshell Dimer

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The presence of plasmonic Fano-like resonances in the optical response of isolated and dimer metal-dielectric-metal nanostructures are investigated theoretically. The nanostructures are engineered in such a way to support multiple Fano-like resonances that are induced by the interference of bright and dark plasmon modes. It is found that the dimer resonators exhibit different types of Fano resonances for both the transverse and longitudinal polarizations unlike conventional nanodimers. Several configurations of the dimer Fano resonator are analyzed with special emphasis on the Fano spectral line shape. Breaking the symmetry of the dimer nanostructure in various directions control the asymmetric line shape and provides different kinds of unique Fano resonances. In certain cases, the Fano resonators exhibit multiple Fano resonances that are particularly significant for plasmon line shaping and can serve as platforms for multi-wavelength sensing applications.

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Abbreviations

LSPRs:

Localized surface plasmon resonances

SERS:

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

EIT:

Electromagnetic-induced transparency

MNS:

Multilayered nanoshell

PIT:

Plasmon-induced transparency

IMNS:

Isolated multilayered nanoshell

NC-IMNS:

Non-concentric isolated multilayered nanoshell

IMNS-NG:

Isolated multilayered nanoegg

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Sarhad University of Science and Information Technology, LandiAakhun Ahmad, Ring Road, Peshawar, 25000, Pakistan

    Adnan Daud Khan & Rehan Ullah Khan

  2. Department of Information, Systems and Communication, University of Milan-Bicocca, Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo, 1, Milan, 20126, Italy

    Sultan Daud Khan

  3. Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Northern Borders University, P.O. Box 1321, Arar, 91431, Saudi Arabia

    Naveed Ahmad

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Khan, A.D., Khan, S.D., Khan, R.U. et al. Excitation of Multiple Fano-Like Resonances Induced by Higher Order Plasmon modes in Three-Layered Bimetallic Nanoshell Dimer. Plasmonics 9, 461–475 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-013-9644-5

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