Planar metamaterial analogue of electromagnetically induced transparency for plasmonic sensing.

Liu, Na; Weiss, Thomas; Mesch, Martin; Langguth, Lutz; Eigenthaler, Ulrike; Hirscher, Michael; Sönnichsen, Carsten; Giessen, Harald · Nano Lett · 2010

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate a planar metamaterial analogue of electromagnetically induced transparency at optical frequencies. The structure consists of an optically bright dipole antenna and an optically dark quadrupole antenna, which are cut-out structures in a thin gold film. A pronounced coupling-induced reflectance peak is observed within a broad resonance spectrum. A metamaterial sensor based on these coupling effects is experimentally demonstrated and yields a sensitivity of 588 nm/RIU and a figure of merit of 3.8.

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