Fano resonances induced by strong conductive coupling in cross-shaped metasurfaces for tunable EIT-like phenomena

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Morteza Teymoori, Arda Deniz Yalcinkaya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-08-01
• Subjects: Terhertz; Metamaterial; Cross-resonator; Fano; EIT; Conductive coupling
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-69112-0

Abstract Highly efficient Metamaterials are necessary for applications in sensing, communication, etc. Fano resonance and electromagnetically induced transparency-like phenomena are essential for obtaining high Q-factor and sensitive Metamaterials. Employing both numerical simulations and experimental analysis, we investigate the emergence of Fano resonance in cross-resonator Metamaterials facilitated by the conductive coupling between dark and bright resonators. We analyze the gradual shift of the fano resonance by tuning the dark resonator and finally form an electromagnetically induced transparency-like transmission peak. The strong coupling of the resonator is observed in the form of an anti-crossing and discussed through analytical models. We demonstrate that the coupling strength of the dark and bright resonance in our metamaterial is proportional to the asymmetry parameter, albeit at the cost of the Fano resonance’s Q-factor. The findings and methods introduced in this study can be used to develop highly efficient THz Metamaterials for various applications operable in room conditions.