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A dual-band terahertz metamaterial sensor with high Q-factor and sensitivity

Authors: Huo Zhang, Chengfeng Liu, Chuanpei Xu, Zhi Li, Yuee Wang, Yifu Peng

Published in: Optical and Quantum Electronics | Issue 13/2023

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A terahertz metamaterial absorption sensor with polarization insensitivity and dual-band characteristics is designed and analyzed in this paper. The proposed sensor produces two absorption peaks at 0.73 and 2.2 THz, with absorptivity up to 99.8%, and their Q-factor is 22.8 and 40.7, respectively. In addition, when the refractive index is 1.4, and the THz wave is vertically incident, by varying the thickness of the analyte layer in the range of 1–8 \(\upmu\)m, we get the average thickness sensitivity of the two absorption peaks is 4.1 and 11.7 GHz/\(\upmu\)m. Further, when the analyte layer thickness is 10 \(\upmu\)m, and the THz wave is vertically incident, too, by changing the RI in the range of 1–2, the average refractive index sensitivity of the two absorption peaks is 163 and 488 GHz/RIU with the figure of merit (FOM) are 5.09 and 9.04, respectively. Furthermore,we modified the structure to improve the refractive index sensitivity of the two absorption peaks to 319 and 1015 GHz/RIU. Therefore, this absorber can be used in nondestructive testing due to the above characteristics.

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Title: A dual-band terahertz metamaterial sensor with high Q-factor and sensitivity
Authors: Huo Zhang
Chengfeng Liu
Chuanpei Xu
Zhi Li
Yuee Wang
Yifu Peng
Publication date: 01-12-2023
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Optical and Quantum Electronics / Issue 13/2023
Print ISSN: 0306-8919
Electronic ISSN: 1572-817X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-023-05456-7

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