Hyperbolic metamaterial for the Tamm plasmon polariton application

Abstract

The possibility of using a hyperbolic metamaterial to form conventional and epsilon-near-zero Tamm plasmon polaritons in the near-infrared and visible spectral ranges is demonstrated. The spectral properties of the hyperbolic metamaterial are investigated in the framework of the effective medium theory and confirmed by the transfer matrix method. It is found that at the oblique incidence of light onto a structure, the I-type hyperbolic metamaterial can be implemented, while II-type cannot. The sensitivity of the epsilon-near-zero wavelength to the variation in the angle of light incidence for TE and TM waves is demonstrated. It is shown that both the high-quality and broadband Tamm plasmon polaritons are excited in the investigated structures.

A redshifted photonic bandgap and wide-angle polarization selection in an all-hyperbolic-metamaterial one-dimensional photonic crystal

“…[8][9][10] Therefore, 1-D PhCs have received much attention in the past three decades. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] Assisted by their photonic bandgaps (PBGs), 1-D PhCs have been widely exploited to design absorbers, [24][25][26][27][28] emitters, 29,30 solar cells, 31,32 photodetectors, 33,34 sensors, [35][36][37] and filters. 38 The typical 1-D PhCs are all-dielectric 1-D PhCs entirely composed of isotropic dielectrics.…”

Tamm plasmon polariton in planar structures: A brief overview and applications

“…Apart from the noble metals, a number of materials that exhibit very low dielectric constants can also be used to generate TPPs. Recently, TPPs are observed in structure made of materials like transition metal nitrides [66], topological insulators [67], hyperbolic metamaterials [68], graphene [69], black phosphorous [70], and epsilon-near-zero materials [71]. Metal nitrides like TiN has been considered as plasmon active material for generating high Q Tamm plasmon resonances from visible to IR region.…”

An Efficient Photonic Crystal‐Based Chemical Sensor for the Detection of Isopropanol, Ethanol, and Acetone

“…The occurrence of photonic bandgaps (PHBGs) in the transmission spectra of PHCs is a significant property. [ 8,9 ] Consequently, a PHC has been widely utilized in a variety of applications, including a narrowband filter, [ 10 ] optical mirror, [ 11 ] sensor, [ 12 ] absorber, [ 13 ] optical camouflage, [ 14 ] and polarization manipulating device. [ 15 ] The fabrication of PHCs for the visible and infrared spectra was thought to be well‐matched with its scaling factor from nano‐ to microscales, [ 16 ] which has led to growing interest in optical PHC sensors.…”