Extraordinary Quality Factors in Dual-Band Polarization-Insensitive QuasiBound States in the Continuum

TL;DR

This paper presents a novel dielectric metasurface with dual-mode, polarization-insensitive resonances exhibiting ultra-high quality factors, advancing the design of high-performance optical devices and sensors.

Contribution

Introduces a dimerized dielectric metasurface with symmetry-protected BICs that achieve high Q-factors and polarization insensitivity without reducing symmetry, using Brillouin zone folding.

Findings

Q factors exceeding 10^5 for BIC resonances

Polarization-independent responses demonstrated

Enhanced control over light-matter interactions

Abstract

In this study, we investigate a novel "dimerized" dielectric metasurface featuring dual-mode resonances governed by symmetry-protected bound states in the continuum (BICs). The metasurface design offers advantages such as insensitivity to incident light polarization and exceptionally high quality factors exceeding 10$^5$ for low and moderate structural deviations from the monoatomic array. By introducing mastered perturbations in the metasurface via the Brillouin zone folding method, without reducing symmetry, we explore the behavior of symmetry-protected BIC states and their polarization-independent responses. Through numerical simulations and analysis, we demonstrate the superiority of Q factors for specific BIC-based resonances, leading to precise control over interaction behaviors and light engineering in both near and far fields. Our findings contribute to the understanding of BIC resonance interactions and offer insights into the design of high-performance sensing applications and meta-devices with enhanced functionalities.