Active meta polarizer for terahertz frequencies.

Autor: Wong H; State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves, Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong., Wang KX; State Key Laboratory of Terahertz and Millimeter Waves, Department of Electrical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong. eewangkaixu@163.com.; Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China. eewangkaixu@163.com., Huitema L; XLIM Research Institute, CNRS /University of Limoges, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060, Limoges, France., Crunteanu A; XLIM Research Institute, CNRS /University of Limoges, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060, Limoges, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2020 Sep 21; Vol. 10 (1), pp. 15382. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 21.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71990-z
Abstrakt: Active meta polarizers based on phase-change materials have recently led to emerging developments in terahertz devices and systems for imaging, security, and high-speed communications. Existing technologies of adaptive control of meta polarizers are limited to the complexity of external stimuli. Here, we introduce an active terahertz polarizer consisting of a single layer of large array patterns of vanadium dioxide material integrated with metallic patch matrix to dynamically reconfigure the polarization of the terahertz waves. The proposed active polarizer is simple in structure and can independently manipulate the polarization of the incident THz waves in two orthogonal directions. In addition, the device can also be performing as a highly efficient reflector at the same frequencies. We demonstrate that efficient and fast polarization changes of THz waves can be achieved over a wide operating bandwidth. Compared with other active polarizers using mechanical, optical and thermal controls, it can be conveniently manipulated with DC bias without any external actuators, intense laser source or heater. Therefore, with the advantages of high efficiency, compact size, low loss, low cost and fast response, the proposed polarizer can be highly integrative and practical to operate within adaptive terahertz circuits and systems.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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