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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Wu, Jipeng
• Wang, Hengliang
• Jiang, Leyong
• Guo, Jun
• Dai, Xiaoyu
• Xiang, Yuanjiang
• Wen, Shuangchun

Titel

Critical coupling using the hexagonal boron nitride crystals in the mid-infrared range

Ist Teil von

• Journal of applied physics, 2016-05, Vol.119 (20)

Ort / Verlag

Melville: American Institute of Physics

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

AIP Journals Complete

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• We theoretically demonstrate the perfect absorption phenomena in the hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) crystals in the mid-infrared wavelength ranges by means of critical coupling with a one-dimensional photonic crystal spaced by the air. Different from the polymer absorbing layer composed by a metal-dielectric composite film, the hyperbolic dispersion characteristics of hBN can meet the condition of critical coupling and achieve the total absorption in the mid-infrared wavelength ranges. However, the critical coupling phenomenon can only appear in the hBN crystals with the type II dispersion. Moreover, we discuss the influence of the thickness of hBN, the incident angle, and the thickness and permittivity of the space dielectric on the total absorption. Ultimately, the conditions for absorption enhancement and the optimization methods of perfect absorption are proposed, and the design rules for a totally absorbing system under the different conditions are achieved.