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Nonreciprocal radiation refers to electromagnetic wave radiation in which a structure provides different responses under the change of the direction of the incident field. Modern wireless telecommunication systems demand versatile…

Applied Physics · Physics 2021-09-14 Sajjad Taravati , George V. Eleftheriades

A novel polarized reflectarray is designed, fabricated, and experimentally characterized to show its flexibility and efficiency to control wave generation and focusing of orbital angular momentum (OAM) vortices with desirable OAM modes in…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-12-15 Fengxia Li , Haiyan Chen , Yang Zhou , Jian Wei You , Nicolae C. Panoiu , Peiheng Zhou , Longjiang Deng

We introduce a systematic approach that enables two robust methods for performing terahertz time-domain spectroscopy in reflection geometry. Using the Kramers-Kronig relations in connection to accurate experimental measurements of the…

This work presents a beam-steering reflectarray antenna that achieves arbitrary linear polarization (LP) reconfiguration. This antenna employs a dual-circular polarization (CP) reconfigurable reflectarray and an LP feed horn to generate an…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-09-11 Changhao Liu , Songlin Zhou , Fan Yang , Shenheng Xu , Maokun Li

There is immense scientific interest in the properties of resonant thin films embroidered with periodic nanoscale features. This device class possesses considerable innovation potential. Accordingly, we report unpolarized broadband…

Optics · Physics 2016-01-08 Manoj Niraula , Robert Magnusson

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

The terahertz frequency band, ranging from 0.1 to 10 THz, offers extensive spectral resources for next-generation wireless communication systems. To compensate for the limited transmission power of terahertz transceivers and the significant…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-03-31 Mingxiang Li , Josep M. Jornet , Daniel M. Mittleman , Chong Han

We present computational studies on a proposed 20 by 20 elements electronically reconfigurable liquid crystal (LC) based binary phase reflectarray metasurface, operational at 108 GHz. LC was modelled after Mer's GT3-23001, and full wave…

Applied Physics · Physics 2019-08-08 Xiaomin Meng , Maziar Nekovee , Dehao Wu

We designed a cut-wire-pair metasurface that works as a transparent terahertz half-wave plate, by matching the electric and magnetic resonances of the structure. Due to the impedance matching nature of the resonances, a large transmission…

Optics · Physics 2017-01-31 Yosuke Nakata , Yudai Taira , Toshihiro Nakanishi , Fumiaki Miyamaru

A reconfigurable microwave reflectarray metasurface (MS) is investigated for beamforming applications. The reflected beam direction is changed by applying external dc voltages, which create a reflection phase gradient on the structure. The…

Applied Physics · Physics 2022-05-31 A. Abraray , R. Pereira , K. Kaboutari , S. Maslovski

As the terahertz (THz) band emerges as a pivotal technology for next-generation wireless communications, accurate channel modeling in dynamic environments becomes increasingly critical, particularly for scenarios involving reflective…

Applied Physics · Physics 2025-08-04 Yapeng Ge , Jiacheng Liu , Jiayuan Cui , Mingxia Zhang , Wenbo Liu , Peian Li , Houjun Sun , Jianjun Ma

Current wireless systems are experiencing unprecedented pressure that could be relieved by shifting carrier frequencies towards the terahertz spectrum. Yet, components are required to enable spectrally efficient communications at such high…

Optics · Physics 2021-09-24 Hichem Guerboukha , Jingwen Li

Graphene is an attractive material for communications in the THz range due to its ability to support surface plasmon polaritons. This enables a graphene antenna to be smaller in size than its metallic counterpart. In addition, the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-12 E. P. de Santana , A. K. Wigger , Z. Wang , K. Wang , M. Lemme , S. Abadal , P. H. Bolivar

Technological advancements in the design of electronic and optical materials have opened up the possibility of utilizing the latest available Radio Frequency spectrum the Terahertz (THz) band. This band holds great promise for…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-08-01 Sofiane Latreche , Hocine Bellahsene , Abdelmalik Taleb-Ahmed

Planar metamaterials with tailorable electromagnetic properties in the terahertz domain offer customized optics solutions that are needed for the development of imaging and spectroscopy systems. In particular, metamaterials carry the…

Recently, intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-aided millimeter-wave (mmWave) and terahertz (THz) communications are considered in the wireless community. This paper aims to design a beam-based multiple-access strategy for this new…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-01-03 Wei Jiang , Hans Dieter Schotten

A laser pulse composed of a fundamental and an appropriately phased second harmonic can drive a time-dependent current of photoionized electrons that generates broadband THz radiation. Over the propagation distances relevant to many…

In this study we investigate the directional scattering of terahertz radiation by dielectric cylinders, focusing on the enhancement of directionality using incident radiation of complex-frequency. We explore the optimization of the second…

Conventional mirrors obey Snell's reflection law: a plane wave is reflected as a plane wave, at the same angle. To engineer spatial distributions of fields reflected from a mirror, one can either shape the reflector (for example, creating a…

Optics · Physics 2015-03-11 V. S. Asadchy , Y. Radi , J. Vehmas , S. A. Tretyakov

The electromagnetic spectrum in the terahertz frequency region is of significant importance for understanding the formation and evolution of galaxies and stars throughout the history of the universe and the process of planet formation.…