Wide-angle and Fano-shape contrast between emission and absorption in hybrid polariton-involved planar structure

Abstract

Abstract Nonreciprocal light propagation in planar structure has become a hot topic because of the pattern-free fabrication process and the potentials for exploring heat transfer and energy management. An effective strategy incorporated with natural van der Waals material (α-phase molybdenum trioxide, α-MoO3), ultra-thin polar crystal (silicon carbide, SiC) thin film and a Weyl semimetal interlayer sitting on a metal (silver, Ag) substrate is proposed. The emission and absorption of the suggested device is explored with electromagnetic simulations that utilize the 4 × 4 transfer matrix method. Angular-resolved emission shows that the Fano-shape of nonreciprocity can be maintained within wide angle range. Tunable Fano resonances with different line shapes are demonstrated by varying the structural parameters. Moreover, the enhanced nonreciprocal radiation effect can be observed for both s- and p-polarized incidence waves. The proposal allows simultaneous control of spectral distribution and polarization of radiation, which will facilitate the active design and application of mid-infrared emitters.