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Fingerprint spectral response of several materials with terahertz electromagnetic radiation indicates that terahertz technology is an effective tool for sensing applications. However, sensing few nanometer thin-film of dielectrics with much…

Composite metamaterials(CMMs) combining a subwavelength metallic hole array (i.e. one-layer fishnet structure) and an array of split-ring resonators(SRRs) on the same board are fabricated with gold films on silicon wafer. Transmission…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Ming Li , Zhenchao Wen , Jinxin Fu , Xu Fang , Yaomin Dai , Rongjuan Liu , Xiufeng Han , Xianggang Qiu

We present a metamaterial-based terahertz (THz) sensor for thickness measurements of subwavelength-thin materials and refractometry of liquids and liquid mixtures. The sensor operates in reflection geometry and exploits the frequency shift…

Using metasurfaces to control the wave propagation at will has been very successful over the broad electromagnetic spectrum in recent years. By encoding specially designed abrupt changes of electromagnetic parameters into metasurfaces, such…

A novel digital reconfigurable 2_bit metamaterial, equipped with a substrate integrated feeding system, is designed for industrial quality control applications within the terahertz frequency range. The proposed feeding mechanism facilitates…

Optics · Physics 2024-07-11 Eistiak Ahamed , Rasool Keshavarz , Negin Shariati

Metamaterials can enable peculiar static and dynamic behavior (such as negative effective mass density, dynamical stiffness, and Poisson's ratio) due to their geometry rather than their chemical composition. The geometry of these…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2022-01-03 Audrey A. Watkins , Austin Eichelberg , Osama R. Bilal

We present a new class of artificial materials which exhibit a tailored response to the electrical component of electromagnetic radiation. These electric metamaterials (EM-MMs) are investigated theoretically, computationally, and…

Materials Science · Physics 2007-05-23 W. J. Padilla , M. T. Aronsson , C. Highstrete , Mark Lee , A. J. Taylor , R. D. Averitt

The terahertz spectral region, which bridges between electronics and optics, is poised to play an important role in the development of transformative wireless communication and imaging systems with unprecedented functionality. Currently, a…

Applied Physics · Physics 2023-11-22 Chen Chen , Sai Chen , Yibo Ni , Yibao Xu , Yuanmu Yang

We describe the design of two types of metamaterials aimed at enhancing terahertz field pulses that can be used to control the magnetic state in condensed matter systems. The first structure is a so-called "dragonfly" antenna, able to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-02-13 M. Pancaldi , P. Vavassori , S. Bonetti

As the variation of temperature alters the intrinsic carrier density in a semiconductor, numerical simulations indicate that the consequent variation of the relative permittivity in the terahertz regime provides a way to realize thermally…

Optics · Physics 2009-05-02 Jiaguang Han , Akhlesh Lakhtakia

We present terahertz (THz) metasurfaces based on aligned rectangular graphene patches placed on top of a dielectric layer to convert the transmitted linearly polarized waves to circular or elliptical polarized radiation. Our results lead to…

Optics · Physics 2016-11-30 Tianjing Guo , Christos Argyropoulos

Compact devices for broadband polarization control in the terahertz (THz) regime are challenging due to the intrinsic phase dispersion of birefringent materials and resonant structures. Here, we demonstrate high-performance broadband THz…

We present experimental and numerical studies of localized terahertz surface waves on a subwavelength-thick metamaterial film consisting of in-plane split-ring resonators. A simple and intuitive model is derived that describes the…

Optics · Physics 2010-10-06 Benjamin Reinhard , Oliver Paul , Rene Beigang , Marco Rahm

We have developed a low-loss, ultra-small radio frequency $(RF)$ metamaterial operating at $\sim$76 MHz. This miniaturized medium is made up of planar spiral elements with diameter as small as $\sim$$\lambda$/658 ($\lambda$ is the free…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-18 Cihan Kurter , John Abrahams , Steven M. Anlage

We report on the fabrication and mid-infrared transmission properties of free-standing thin metal films, periodically patterned with holes at periods down to 2 microns and area of 3x3 mm2. Square grids were fabricated by electron beam…

Optics · Physics 2009-07-28 F. Mattioli , M. Ortolani , O. Limaj , S. Lupi , R. Leoni

Dielectric metasurfaces are structured thin films with thickness smaller than the wavelength that aim at replacing and enhancing conventional bulk optical components by structuring local resonances across an aperture. At visible and…

We experimentally demonstrate at terahertz frequencies that a planar metamaterial exhibits a spectral response resembling electromagnetically induced transparency. The metamaterial unit cell consists of a split ring surrounded by another…

Optical metasurfaces supporting resonances with high quality factors offer an outstanding platform for applications such as non-linear optics, light guiding, lasing, sensing, light-matter coupling, and quantum optics. However, their…

A new approach for the spatial and temporal modulation of electromagnetic fields at terahertz frequencies is presented. The waveguiding elements are based on plasmonic and metamaterial notions and consist of an easy-to-manufacture periodic…

To efficiently integrate cutting-edge terahertz technology into compact devices, the highly confined terahertz plasmons are attracting intensive attentions. Compared to plasmons at visible frequencies in metals, terahertz plasmons,…

Optics · Physics 2021-05-18 Jianfeng Wang , Xuelei Sui , Wenhui Duan , Feng Liu , Bing Huang