Tunable terahertz metamaterial for high-efficiency switch application
We present two types of tunable terahertz (THz) metamaterials (TTM-1 and TTM-2) to explore their extraordinary optical properties. The proposed TTMs are composed of Au layers with 300 nm in thickness on Si substrates. The designs of TTMs exhibit superior properties in adjustability for high-efficien...
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doaj-fad3ba5c8c1f4d07aa9f26101d5123282020-11-25T03:25:33ZengElsevierResults in Physics2211-37972020-03-0116102897Tunable terahertz metamaterial for high-efficiency switch applicationHuiliang Ou0Fangyuan Lu1Yuhang Liao2Fengdi Zhu3Yu-Sheng Lin4State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaCorresponding author.; State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaWe present two types of tunable terahertz (THz) metamaterials (TTM-1 and TTM-2) to explore their extraordinary optical properties. The proposed TTMs are composed of Au layers with 300 nm in thickness on Si substrates. The designs of TTMs exhibit superior properties in adjustability for high-efficiency THz switching characteristic. By changing the geometrical dimensions of TTMs, the corresponding electromagnetic responses could be tuned and switched between single-band and dual-band resonances. TTM-1 exhibits three switching windows with higher switching ratios by embedding different materials into the cavity underneath the complementary metamaterial. TTM-2 can be tuned to have two resonances and then merge into one resonance by increasing the height between the inner and outer rings. The transmission intensity of TTM-2 can be tuned from 0 to 0.7 at 0.57 THz by changing the sizes of inner and outer rings. TTM-2 exhibits tunable filter, single-/dual-band switch, tunable free spectrum range, and tunable bandwidth characteristics by varying the radius of the inner and outer rings. This study paves a way to the possibility of tunable high-efficiency switch, filter, polarizer, and other THz applications.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211379719335533MetamaterialTerahertz opticsOptical switchOptical filter |
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Huiliang Ou Fangyuan Lu Yuhang Liao Fengdi Zhu Yu-Sheng Lin |
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Tunable terahertz metamaterial for high-efficiency switch application |
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Tunable terahertz metamaterial for high-efficiency switch application |
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Tunable terahertz metamaterial for high-efficiency switch application |
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Tunable terahertz metamaterial for high-efficiency switch application |
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tunable terahertz metamaterial for high-efficiency switch application |
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We present two types of tunable terahertz (THz) metamaterials (TTM-1 and TTM-2) to explore their extraordinary optical properties. The proposed TTMs are composed of Au layers with 300 nm in thickness on Si substrates. The designs of TTMs exhibit superior properties in adjustability for high-efficiency THz switching characteristic. By changing the geometrical dimensions of TTMs, the corresponding electromagnetic responses could be tuned and switched between single-band and dual-band resonances. TTM-1 exhibits three switching windows with higher switching ratios by embedding different materials into the cavity underneath the complementary metamaterial. TTM-2 can be tuned to have two resonances and then merge into one resonance by increasing the height between the inner and outer rings. The transmission intensity of TTM-2 can be tuned from 0 to 0.7 at 0.57 THz by changing the sizes of inner and outer rings. TTM-2 exhibits tunable filter, single-/dual-band switch, tunable free spectrum range, and tunable bandwidth characteristics by varying the radius of the inner and outer rings. This study paves a way to the possibility of tunable high-efficiency switch, filter, polarizer, and other THz applications. |
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Metamaterial Terahertz optics Optical switch Optical filter |
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