Abstract
A mid-infrared (mid-IR) chiral absorber based on multilayer films of silicon (Si)/Weyl semimetal (WSM)/Si is proposed and numerically studied. The proposal exhibits high quality factor circular dichroism (CD) with different absorptance properties for right-hand circular polarization (RCP) and left-hand circular polarization (LCP) light. The absorption characteristics have been explored with the generalized 4 × 4 transfer matrix algorithm, and the effects of structural parameters on the circularly polarized (CP) absorptance are systematically investigated. The circular polarization efficiency (η) and CD are defined as crucial parameters for quantifying the chirality response. The results prove that the chiral absorber exhibits extraordinary efficiencies of 1 and 0 for LCP and RCP light at a wavelength of 11.5 μm, respectively. Thus a maximum CD in absorption of unity with a resonant quality factor (Q-factor) of 295 can be obtained. The performance of dual-band chiral responses can be engineered via the thickness of each layer. Moreover, it is identified that the design results in angle-independent performance, which is essential trait for an efficient chiral absorber.
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