Strongly resonant all-dielectric metasurfaces based on quasi-dark and toroidal modes

• Grant number: 21/06506-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: February 01, 2022
• End date: June 30, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Electrical Engineering - Telecommunications
• Agreement: National Research Council of Italy (CNR)
• Principal Investigator: Hugo Enrique Hernández Figueroa
• Grantee: Hugo Enrique Hernández Figueroa
• Principal researcher abroad: Dimitrios Zografopoulos
• Institution abroad: Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação (FEEC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Cynthia Cristina Martins Junqueira ; Gilliard Nardel Malheiros Silveira ; Victor Dmitriev

Abstract

The present proposal consists of a binational research project formed by the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (FEEC) at UNICAMP and the Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems of the National Research Council (CRN-IMM) of Italy. This work aims to carry out a theoretical and numerical study, experimental demonstration and application of quasi-dark and toroidal modes in dielectric-based metasurfaces. The study of dark and toroidal modes in strongly resonant metasurfaces (SRM) is in the forefront of current research in the field of metamaterials, thanks not only to the insight it provides on the physics of coupled-resonator systems but also to their unique properties, which are directly exploitable in various applications. StReAM project targets the in-depth investigation of the elusive physics of dark and toroidal-mode SRM. In that sense, their topological and field symmetry properties as well as the influence of the metasurface geometry and the type of external excitation will be studied via sophisticated theoretical and numerical tools in order to establish generic rules on the engineering of SRM. Furthermore, some experimental proof-of-concepts will be provided using ceramic resonator and silicon metasurfaces at microwave or terahertz band. Finally, an SRM-based near-infrared (NIR) refractometric sensor will be demonstrated, featuring superior performance by exploiting enhanced light-analyte interaction in silicon SRM. In addition to being a great relevance and current interest area, StReAM will create the ideal conditions for an advantageous collaboration between both countries in view of a consortium for future joint endeavors. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

PASETTO, TADEU PIRES; HERNANDEZ-FIGUEROA, HUGO ENRIQUE. Design of a Slotted SIW Antenna with Omnidirectional Azimuth Pattern and Cosecant Squared Elevation Pattern. 2024 IEEE TEXAS SYMPOSIUM ON WIRELESS AND MICROWAVE CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS, WMCS 2024, v. N/A, p. 5-pg., 2024-01-01. (21/06506-0, 21/11380-5, 21/00199-8)

NOBRE, FRANCISCO D.; SILVA-SANTOS, SILVIO D.; DA SILVA, MAURICIO W. BENJO; HERNANDEZ-FIGUEROA, HUGO E.; MELO, GERALDO; CASTRO, WAGNER. Graphene-based multifunctional signal divider in THz region. PHOTONICS AND NANOSTRUCTURES-FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS, v. 54, p. 9-pg., 2023-03-01. (15/24517-8, 21/00199-8, 21/06506-0, 21/11380-5)

ZHOU, YI; ZHAN, JUNJIE; SHAO, YIFAN; WANG, YUBO; DANG, YONGDI; ZHANG, SEN; HERNANDEZ-FIGUEROA, HUGO E. E.; MA, YUNGUI. Reconfigurable Spatiotemporal Optical Signal Processors. ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS, v. N/A, p. 8-pg., 2023-08-02. (15/24517-8, 21/06506-0, 21/11380-5)

DE PAULA, ROMULO, JR.; SUTILI, TIAGO; FIGUEIREDO, RAFAEL C.; BUSTAMANTE, YESICA R. R.; HERNANDEZ-FIGUEROA, HUGO ENRIQUE; ABREU, LEANDRA; ALDAYA, IVAN. Multi-objective optimization of SOI-based Mach-Zehnder modulators employing deep neural networks and a non-dominant genetic algorithm. 2024 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL MEMS AND NANOPHOTONICS, OMN, v. N/A, p. 2-pg., 2024-01-01. (21/00199-8, 24/01712-9, 21/11380-5, 22/11596-0, 21/06506-0)

ROGGERO, URSULA F. S.; ZAPATA-HERRERA, MARIO; GARCIA-ETXARRI, AITZOL; SEIFERT, ANDREAS; HERNANDEZ-FIGUEROA, HUGO E.. Plasmonic nanoantennas for biosensing and monitoring of cell activity. 2024 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OPTICAL MEMS AND NANOPHOTONICS, OMN, v. N/A, p. 2-pg., 2024-01-01. (21/06506-0, 21/11380-5, 21/00199-8)

ALGORRI, J. F.; DMITRIEV, V.; HERNANDEZ-FIGUEROA, H. E.; RODRIGUEZ-COBO, L.; DELL'OLIO, F.; CUSANO, A.; LOPEZ-HIGUERA, J. M.; ZOGRAFOPOULOS, D. C.. Polarization-independent hollow nanocuboid metasurfaces with robust quasi-bound states in the continuum. Optical Materials, v. 147, p. 8-pg., 2023-11-25. (21/11380-5, 15/24517-8, 21/06506-0)

GUO, SHUHAN; SHAO, YIFAN; ZHAN, JUNJIE; YU, JIAQI; WANG, YUBO; CHOUDHURY, PANKAJ K.; HERNANDEZ-FIGUEROA, HUGO E.; MA, YUNGUI. Multifunctional Metasurface: Holography and Spot Cloud Projection. ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS, v. 12, n. 28, p. 9-pg., 2024-08-13. (21/06506-0, 21/11380-5, 21/00199-8, 22/11596-0)

MALHEIROS-SILVEIRA, GILLIARD N.. Optical Power Injection Approaches in Photonic Integrated Circuits. 2024 SBFOTON INTERNATIONAL OPTICS AND PHOTONICS CONFERENCE, SBFOTON IOPC 2024, v. N/A, p. 2-pg., 2024-01-01. (21/06506-0, 15/24517-8)

PERSSON, HENRIK, I; MUKHOPADHYAY, RITWIKA; VALBUENA, RUBEN; SHEVCHENKO, ALINA, V; LUECK, LINDA; HEROLD, MARTIN; MOTAGH, MANDI; ORE, GIAN; FREITAS, EDUARDO; WIMMER, CHRISTIAN; et al. SETUP OF A DRONE-BASED SAR EXPERIMENT TO ANALYZE A BOREAL FOREST. IGARSS 2024-2024 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM, IGARSS 2024, v. N/A, p. 4-pg., 2024-01-01. (22/13498-6, 21/06506-0, 21/11380-5, 21/00199-8)

ORLANDINI, FRANCISCO T.; DEVLOO, PHILIPPE R. B.; HERNANDEZ-FIGUEROA, HUGO E.. A waveguide port boundary condition based on approximation space restriction for finite element analysis. ENGINEERING WITH COMPUTERS, v. N/A, p. 18-pg., 2025-01-05. (21/00199-8, 21/06506-0, 17/15736-3, 22/11596-0, 21/11380-5)

ORE, GIAN; FREITAS, EDUARDO; WIMMER, CHRISTIAN; HERNANDEZ-FIGUEROA, HUGO E.; DE VICENTE, KARIN K.; MACHADO, JOAO. LOCATING BURIED BODIES USING SAR TOMOGRAPHY. IGARSS 2024-2024 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM, IGARSS 2024, v. N/A, p. 3-pg., 2024-01-01. (22/13498-6, 21/06506-0, 21/11380-5, 21/00199-8)

DE SOUZA, ARTHUR CLINI; LANTERI, STEPHANE; HERNANDEZ-FIGUEROA, HUGO ENRIQUE; ABBARCHI, MARCO; GROSSO, DAVID; KERZABI, BADRE; ELSAWY, MAHMOUD. Inverse design of bright, dielectric metasurfaces color filters based on back-propagation and multi-valued artificial neural networks. MACHINE LEARNING IN PHOTONICS, v. 13017, p. 10-pg., 2024-01-01. (21/11380-5, 21/06506-0)

DE SOUZA, ARTHUR CLINI; LANTERI, STEPHANE; HERNANDEZ-FIGUEROA, HUGO ENIRIQUE; ABBARCHI, MARCO; GROSSO, DAVID; KERZABI, BADRE; ELSAWY, MAHMOUD. Back-propagation optimization and multi-valued artificial neural networks for highly vivid structural color filter metasurfaces. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 13, n. 1, p. 9-pg., 2023-12-04. (21/11380-5, 21/06506-0)

FERNANDEZ, JORGE R.; FUJIWARA, ERIC; HERNANDEZ-FIGUEROA, HUGO E.. Improving surface plasmon resonance sensors with speckle image processing. OPTICS AND LASERS IN ENGINEERING, v. 178, p. 7-pg., 2024-04-18. (21/06506-0, 21/11380-5, 21/00199-8)