Double Fano-type resonances in heptamer-hole array transmission spectra with high refractive index sensing

Nanohole arrays or individual nanohole oligomers in metallic films have attracted intense attention due to their unique optical properties such as extraordinary optical transmission or Fano resonance. However, the nanohole oligomer array still remains largely unexplored. In this work, we numerically investigate the heptamer-hole arrays in an optically thin silver film, which can support double Fano-type resonances in the transmission spectra. The two Fano-type transmissions arise from the interference between the non-resonant direct transmission through holes and the resonant indirect scatterings based on the excitations of surface plasmons polaritons (SPPs, set up by the array periodicity) and a sub-radiant localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR, arising from the anti-bonding hybridization between the central and the surrounding holes). Because of their different physical mechanisms, the two Fano resonances can be tuned independently. In addition, the LSPR-related Fano resonance shows an ultra-high sensitivity to surrounding dielectric medium with a figure of merit of 25 due to its sub-radiant feature, far larger than the SPP-related Fano resonance, offering tremendous potentials for plasmonic biosensors.

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