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Area of Science:

  • Optics and Photonics
  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Controlling spectral and polarization features of absorption in the midwave infrared (MIR) is crucial for detector applications.
  • Existing methods often face limitations in tunability, volume, or thermal mass.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and fabricate ultrathin metal absorbers with a tunable spectral response for MIR applications.
  • To achieve strong and selective absorption with minimal volume and reduced thermal mass.
  • To investigate the polarimetric response for polarization-dependent MIR bolometry.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of ultrathin metal films with deep subwavelength perforations.
  • Integration of perforated films over a reflecting cavity.
  • Demonstration of absorption in suspended, thin-film devices.
  • Analytical modeling of polarimetric response in symmetry-broken films.

Main Results:

  • Achieved tunable spectral response in ultrathin metal absorbers without in-plane resonances.
  • Demonstrated strong and selective MIR absorption (70% near 3 μm) in a minimal volume, suspended device.
  • Observed in-plane anisotropic responses in symmetry-broken films, explained by varying effective sheet permittivities.

Conclusions:

  • Ultrathin perforated metal films offer a promising platform for tunable MIR absorption.
  • The developed absorbers are suitable for low-thermal-mass bolometric applications.
  • The ability to control polarization response opens avenues for advanced MIR polarization-dependent detectors.