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Near perfect infrared light absorption at multi-spectral wavelengths has been experimentally demonstrated by using multiplexed metal square plasmon resonance structures. Optical power absorption over 95% has been observed in dual-band…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-12 Boyang Zhang , Joshua Hendrickson , Junpeng Guo

A highly-efficient multi-resonant RF energy-harvesting rectenna based on a metamaterial perfect absorber featuring closely-spaced polarization-independent absorption modes is presented. Its effective area is larger than its physical area,…

Applied Physics · Physics 2017-05-23 Clayton Fowler , Jiangfeng Zhou

We demonstrate a THz metamaterial with broadband dipole resonance originating due to the hybridization of LC resonances. The structure optimized by finite element method simulations is fabricated by electron beam lithography and…

We present quasi-analytical solutions (QANS) of hybrid platform (HP) comprising metallic grating (MG) and stacked-dielectric layers for terahertz (THz) radiation. The QANS are validated by finite difference time domain simulation. It is…

The development of responsive metamaterials has enabled the realization of compact tunable photonic devices capable of manipulating the amplitude, polarization, wave vector, and frequency of light. Integration of semiconductors into the…

In this work, a metamaterial selective solar absorber made of nanostructured titanium gratings deposited on an ultrathin MgF2 spacer and a tungsten ground film is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Normal absorptance of the…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-07-16 Hao Wang , Vijay Prasad Sivan , Arnan Mitchell , Gary Rosengarten , Patrick Phelan , Liping Wang

Energy of propagating electromagnetic waves can be fully absorbed in a thin lossy layer, but only in a narrow frequency band, as follows from the causality principle. On the other hand, it appears that there are no fundamental limitations…

We present an integrated THz spectroscopy and sensing platform featuring low loss, vacuum-like dispersion, and strong field confinement in the fundamental mode. Its performance was characterized experimentally for frequencies between 0.1…

Optics · Physics 2022-08-02 David Rohrbach , Bong Joo Kang , Elnaz Zyaee , Thomas Feurer

Terahertz (THz) fiber that provides high-speed connections is an essential component in THz communication systems. The emerging space-division-multiplexing technology is expected to increase the transmission capacity of THz communications.…

Terahertz (THz) waves have been significantly developed in the last fifteen years because of their great potential for applications in industrial and scientific communities1,2. The unique properties of THz waves as transparency for numerous…

Optics · Physics 2015-05-27 F. Blanchard , A. Doi , T. Tanaka , H. Hirori , H. Tanaka , Y. Kadoya , K. Tanaka

We demonstrate that polymer composites with a low loading of graphene, below 1.2 wt. %, are efficient as electromagnetic absorbers in the THz frequency range. The epoxy-based graphene composites were tested at frequencies from 0.25 THz to 4…

Black phosphorus (BP), a relative new plasmonic two-dimensional (2D) material, offers unique photonic and electronic properties. In this work, we propose a new tunable and broadband ultrathin coherent perfect absorber (CPA) device operating…

Optics · Physics 2020-08-10 Tianjing Guo , Christos Argyropoulos

Complete absorption of electromagnetic waves is paramount in today's applications, ranging from photovoltaics to cross-talk prevention into sensitive devices. In this context, we use a genetic algorithm (GA) strategy to optimize absorption…

In this paper, a route to ultra-broadband absorption is suggested and demonstrated by a feasible design. The high absorption regime (absorption above 90%) for the suggested structure ranges from visible to mid-infrared (MIR), i.e. for the…

In this paper, we present an on-chip antenna at 290 GHz that achieves a maximum efficiency of 42\% on a low-resistivity silicon substrate for sub-terahertz integrated transceivers. The proposed antenna is based on a dual-slot structure to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-02-17 Boxun Yan , Runzhou Chen , Mau-Chung Frank Chang

In this paper, we propose a new approach for realizing antireflection coating using metamaterials. In this approach, a subwavelength array of metallic pillars (with square cross-section) is used for implementing antireflection coating. The…

Optics · Physics 2019-02-05 Fahimeh Sepehripour , Parisa Karimi , Amin Khavasi

Continuous Wave (CW) Terahertz spectroscopy enabled by photomixing is a promising high precision spectroscopic tool for the examination of a wide variety of samples including biological, chemical, and solid state. However, often it would be…

Optics · Physics 2022-12-06 James Seddon , Chris Graham , Marie Georgiades , Cyril Renaud , Alwyn Seeds

We present an ultra broadband thin-film infrared absorber made of saw-toothed anisotropic metamaterial. Absorbtivity of higher than 95% at normal incidence is supported in a wide range of frequencies, where the full absorption width at half…

Optics · Physics 2015-06-03 Yanxia Cui , Kin Hung Fung , Jun Xu , Hyungjin Ma , Yi Jin , Sailing He , Nicholas X. Fang

In recent years, the telecommunications field has experienced an unparalleled proliferation of wireless data traffic. Innovative solutions are imperative to circumvent the inherent limitations of the current technology, in particular in…

We present an asymmetric bifacial graphene metasurface to realize tunable and broadband coherent perfect absorption (CPA) at terahertz (THz) frequencies. The proposed design is composed of two dissimilar graphene square patch metasurfaces…

Optics · Physics 2020-07-06 Tianjing Guo , Christos Argyropoulos