Single-band high absorption and coupling between localized surface plasmons modes in a metamaterials absorber

Abstract In this paper, we design and simulate a metamaterials absorbers based on the resonance of the local surface plasmon (LSP) mode. The damping constant of gold layer is optimized in simulations to eliminate the effect of the inappropriate material parameters on the electromagnetic properties of the proposed metamaterial absorber. The horizontal distance between two metal particles is optimized in simulations and a perfect absorption resonance peak is achieved due to the strong coupling of LSP modes. A new absorption peak is obtained when the horizontal distance is 0 nm. The vertical distance between the new metal particles and the bottom metal layer is reduced, which leads to the absorption peak reduce based on the reduction of the intensity of LSP modes. A new absorption peak is obtained when the new metallic particle and the bottom gold layer form a whole structure.