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Multi-Band High Refractive Index Susceptibility of Plasmonic Structures with Network-Type Metasurface

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We theoretically propose a simple plasmonic structure with network-type metasurface consisting of double-layer metal-dielectric network-type metasurface on the two-layer dielectric films. Multiple reflection bands with minimum full width at half maximum of 3 nm are achieved in the visible and near-infrared regions due to the excitation and hybridized coupling of localized surface plasmons, photonic mode, and optical cavity mode. The plasmonic structure with network-type metasurface also shows highly tunable refractive index sensing performance. The maximum sensitivity to the refractive index (RI) change reaches to 596 nm/RIU (RIU: refractive index unit). The figure of merit can reach as high as 68.57. These results show that the plasmonic structure with network-type metasurface could pave a new way for the high-performance multi-band devices such as sensors and filters.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 11564017, 11464019, 11264017, and 61308096), and Young Scientist Development Program of Jiangxi Province (No. 20142BCB23008).

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    Guiqiang Liu, Meidong Yu, Zhengqi Liu, Pingping Pan, Xiaoshan Liu, Shan Huang & Yan Wang

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Liu, G., Yu, M., Liu, Z. et al. Multi-Band High Refractive Index Susceptibility of Plasmonic Structures with Network-Type Metasurface. Plasmonics 11, 677–682 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-015-0101-5

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