A Subwavelength Perfect Absorbing Metamaterial Patch Array Coupled with a Molecular Resonance

Authors

  • Michael F. Finch Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Blvd., Melbourne, FL, 32901, USA
  • Brian A. Lail Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West University Blvd., Melbourne, FL, 32901, USA

Keywords:

Electromagnetic Induced Absorption (EIA), Electromagnetic Induced Transparency (EIT), metamaterial, perfect absorbing, PMMA, resonant coupling, superscattering

Abstract

A perfectly absorbing metamaterial (PAMM) coupled with vibrational modes has varied applications ranging from surface-enhanced vibrational spectroscopy to biological sensing. This endeavor considers a subwavelength PAMM sensor design and analysis using a commercially available finite element method (FEM) solver and analytically with temporal coupled mode theory (TCMT). A carbon double oxygen bond (C=O) at 52 THz or 1733 cm-1 that resides in poly(methyl methacrylate), PMMA, will be used as a stand-in analyte. Normal mode splitting that results from the resonant coupling between the PAMM and analyte’s molecular resonance is investigated and analyzed.

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Published

2021-07-25

How to Cite

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Michael F. Finch and Brian A. Lail, “A Subwavelength Perfect Absorbing Metamaterial Patch Array Coupled with a Molecular Resonance”, ACES Journal, vol. 33, no. 02, pp. 196–199, Jul. 2021.

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2018: Vol 33 Iss 2

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