Fano line shapes in the branch–baffle system

Abstract

A compact branch–baffle system, consisting of a branch resonator and a baffle in the metal–dielectric–metal waveguide (MDM), is proposed. A novel and efficient circuit model is developed to present the mechanisms of the plasmonic system. The model predicts two sharp asymmetric Fano line shapes, which are caused by the interactions between the branch resonator and the constructed branch–baffle resonator, exhibiting good agreement with the finite-element simulation results. The peaks of the two Fano line shapes are investigated by the relative phase method and demonstrated referring to the field distributions. The physical mechanisms of the remaining three resonances in the transmission spectrum are also carefully studied. From the analysis, the five resonances can all be precisely calculated and designed in theory. Considering the compact structure, multiple Fano resonances may be adjusted in different ways. Also, the transmittance of the Fano resonances is highly efficient (0.8). The proposed structure can have important applications in high-resolution and high-sensitivity nano-plasmonic devices.