As a natural biaxial hyperbolic material, α-phase molybdenum trioxide(α-MoO_(3)) exhibits dielectric and metallic properties in the plane, rendering it an exceptional candidate for polarization-dependent devices. In...As a natural biaxial hyperbolic material, α-phase molybdenum trioxide(α-MoO_(3)) exhibits dielectric and metallic properties in the plane, rendering it an exceptional candidate for polarization-dependent devices. In this work, we design a lithography-free polarization-dependent absorber consisting of an α-MoO_(3)film, a germanium layer, and a silver substrate. The results show that a narrowband absorption of up to 0.99 is achieved at a wavelength of 12.2 μm for transverse magnetic polarization. In contrast, the absorption is only 0.06 at this wavelength for transverse electric polarization. This remarkable polarization-dependent absorption performance is attributed to the coupling of epsilon-near-zero modes and Fabry-Perot resonances, which is confirmed by the electric field and power dissipation density distributions. Furthermore, strong polarization-dependent performance could also be achieved when the crystal axis of α-MoO_(3)is rotated in the out-of-plane. This work demonstrates that in-plane anisotropic α-MoO_(3)has the potential for designing high polarization-dependent devices.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52106099)Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. ZR2022YQ57)+1 种基金Taishan Scholars ProgramBasic and Applied Basic Research Fund Project of Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2019A1515111178)。
文摘As a natural biaxial hyperbolic material, α-phase molybdenum trioxide(α-MoO_(3)) exhibits dielectric and metallic properties in the plane, rendering it an exceptional candidate for polarization-dependent devices. In this work, we design a lithography-free polarization-dependent absorber consisting of an α-MoO_(3)film, a germanium layer, and a silver substrate. The results show that a narrowband absorption of up to 0.99 is achieved at a wavelength of 12.2 μm for transverse magnetic polarization. In contrast, the absorption is only 0.06 at this wavelength for transverse electric polarization. This remarkable polarization-dependent absorption performance is attributed to the coupling of epsilon-near-zero modes and Fabry-Perot resonances, which is confirmed by the electric field and power dissipation density distributions. Furthermore, strong polarization-dependent performance could also be achieved when the crystal axis of α-MoO_(3)is rotated in the out-of-plane. This work demonstrates that in-plane anisotropic α-MoO_(3)has the potential for designing high polarization-dependent devices.