Propagation Characteristics of Surface Plasmon Polaritons Near Anisotropic 2D Materials Sandwiched by Chiral Media

Abstract

A novel surface plasmonic waveguide structure composed of chiral medium and 2D material is proposed. The universal direction-dependent dispersion relation is obtained, which covers the combinations between 2D materials with in-plane isotropy or anisotropy and the surroundings with or without chirality. The tunability of the behavior of surface plasmon polaritons with the chirality of environment and the doping level are investigated. The averaging effect of chirality in both sides of 2D material is unveiled. Besides, the transverse spin of SPPs in the Chiral-2D material structure is explored and the asymmetric distribution of the transverse spin depends mainly on the contribution from the magnetic spin instead of the electric spin. These features are advantageous for the manufacture of novel photonic devices and the development of sensors techniques for the chiral environment.