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Perfect Absorption of Light by Coherently Induced Plasmon Hybridization in Ultrathin Metamaterial Film

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We demonstrated numerically that light can be totally absorbed by an ultrathin metamaterial film through coherently induced plasmon hybridization. Two fundamental modes, namely symmetrical and antisymmetrical modes, are observed in the metal–insulator–metal structure and attributed to the electric and magnetic resonance, respectively. Each kind of resonance is related to a distinct absorption peak for the corresponding coherent inputs. In particular, it is found that the antisymmetrical absorption is almost omnidirectional and suitable for divergent beams with arbitrary polarization and angle of incidence. To interpret the interaction of magnetic and electric fields with the structure, effective material parameters of the metamaterial are also retrieved, showing good agreement with the intuitive discussion. Furthermore, the general condition of coherent perfect absorption in a metamaterial thin film is given, which could be helpful for the design and understanding of such absorbers.

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This work was supported by the 973 Program of China (no. 2011CB301800) and the Chinese Nature Science Grant (60825405, 61138002, and 61177013).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and Micro-Engineering, Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Science, P.O. Box 350, Chengdu, 610209, People’s Republic of China

    Mingbo Pu, Qin Feng, Chenggang Hu & Xiangang Luo

  2. Southwestern Institute of Physics, P.O. Box 432, Chengdu, 610041, People’s Republic of China

    Qin Feng

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Mingbo Pu and Qin Feng contributed equally to this work.

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Pu, M., Feng, Q., Hu, C. et al. Perfect Absorption of Light by Coherently Induced Plasmon Hybridization in Ultrathin Metamaterial Film. Plasmonics 7, 733–738 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-012-9365-1

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