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Erschienen in: Optical and Quantum Electronics 8/2018

01.08.2018

An ultra-broadband and highly-efficient tunable terahertz polarization converter based on composite metamaterial

verfasst von: Xue Yang, Bo Zhang, Jingling Shen

Erschienen in: Optical and Quantum Electronics | Ausgabe 8/2018

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Abstract

A near perfect, ultra-broadband and highly-efficient terahertz reflective polarization converter based on multilayer metamaterial is proposed in this paper. The hybrid metamaterial unit structure consists of a split-ring metal pattern and a metal sheet separated by a dielectric resonator spacer. The polarization conversion ratio (PCR) is above 90% from 2.06 to 4.26 THz, with an optimal range between 2.98 and 4.16 THz where the efficiency is above 98% for normal incidence. It also shows excellent performance for oblique incidences. Moreover, the working band and the optimized frequency range for the polarization conversion can be manipulated by changing the open angle between the metallic arcs and the substrate thickness, respectively. Based on this design, two types of hybrid metamaterial converters are also investigated to swith off polarization conversion altogether or modify the polarization conversion bandwidth. A polarization converter with temperature controlled PCR is realized by adding a vanadium oxide (VO2) mask on the designed structure. In addition, by integrating photoconductive silicon islands between the split-ring and metal bar a dual-band polarization converter can be realized. Combining with a polarizer, this window can act as an active THz filter.

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Metadaten
Titel
An ultra-broadband and highly-efficient tunable terahertz polarization converter based on composite metamaterial
verfasst von
Xue Yang
Bo Zhang
Jingling Shen
Publikationsdatum
01.08.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Optical and Quantum Electronics / Ausgabe 8/2018
Print ISSN: 0306-8919
Elektronische ISSN: 1572-817X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-018-1571-4

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