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Zhou Q, Qiu Q, Wu T, Li Y, Huang Z. Ultrafast All-Optical Switching Modulation of Terahertz Polarization Conversion Metasurfaces Based on Silicon. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:48465-48479. [PMID: 38144127 PMCID: PMC10733943 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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With the development of ultrafast optics, all-optical control of terahertz wave modulation based on semiconductors has become an important technology of terahertz wave regulation. In this article, an ultrawideband terahertz linear polarization converter consisting of a double-layered metasurface is first proposed. The polarization conversion ratio of the device is ∼ 100% at 0.2-2.2 THz, and the transmission of copolarization approaches zero in the full band, which demonstrates the ability of high-purity output with rotating input linear polarization of 90° over an ultrawideband. By analysis of the surface current and electric field distribution, the physical mechanism of polarization conversion is elucidated. In addition, the influence of important geometric parameters on the device is discussed and analyzed in detail, which provides theoretical support for the design of high-performance polarization converters. More importantly, by introducing semiconductor silicon to construct an actively controllable metasurface, we design all-optical polarization converters based on a meta-atomic molecularization metasurface and all-dielectric metasurface; the dynamically tunable ultrawideband linear polarization conversion is realized under optical pumping, which solves the inherent problem of the performance of the metasurface polarization converters. Numerical simulation shows that the switching response of the two types of actively controllable devices under optical pumping is about 700 and 1800 ps, respectively, and can manipulate polarized wave conversion ultrafast, which brings new opportunities for all-optical controlled ultrafast terahertz polarization converters. Our results provide a feasible scheme for the development of state-of-the-art active and controllable ultrafast terahertz metasurface polarization converters, which have great application potential in short-range wireless terahertz communication, ultrafast optical switches, the transient spectrum, and optical polarization control devices.
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Affiliation(s)
- Qiangguo Zhou
- State
Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical
Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 500 Yu Tian Road, Shanghai 200083, P. R. China
- University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yu Quan Road, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical
Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 500 Yu Tian Road, Shanghai 200083, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical
Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 500 Yu Tian Road, Shanghai 200083, P. R. China
- University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yu Quan Road, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical
Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 500 Yu Tian Road, Shanghai 200083, P. R. China
- University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yu Quan Road, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- State
Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical
Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 500 Yu Tian Road, Shanghai 200083, P. R. China
- University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19 Yu Quan Road, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
- Hangzhou
Institute for Advanced Study, University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Sub-Lane Xiangshan, Hangzhou 310024, P. R. China
- Institute
of Optoelectronics, Fudan University, 2005 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
- Key
Laboratory of Space Active Opto-Electronics Technology, Shanghai Institute
of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, 500 Yu Tian
Road, Shanghai 200083, P. R. China
- School of
Microelectronics, Shanghai University, 20 Cheng Zhong Road, Shanghai 201800, P. R. China
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Li X, Li J, Li Y, Ozcan A, Jarrahi M. High-throughput terahertz imaging: progress and challenges. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2023; 12:233. [PMID: 37714865 PMCID: PMC10504281 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-023-01278-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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Many exciting terahertz imaging applications, such as non-destructive evaluation, biomedical diagnosis, and security screening, have been historically limited in practical usage due to the raster-scanning requirement of imaging systems, which impose very low imaging speeds. However, recent advancements in terahertz imaging systems have greatly increased the imaging throughput and brought the promising potential of terahertz radiation from research laboratories closer to real-world applications. Here, we review the development of terahertz imaging technologies from both hardware and computational imaging perspectives. We introduce and compare different types of hardware enabling frequency-domain and time-domain imaging using various thermal, photon, and field image sensor arrays. We discuss how different imaging hardware and computational imaging algorithms provide opportunities for capturing time-of-flight, spectroscopic, phase, and intensity image data at high throughputs. Furthermore, the new prospects and challenges for the development of future high-throughput terahertz imaging systems are briefly introduced.
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- Xurong Li
- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
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Esakkimuthu M, Jothinayagam I, Arumugam K, Pravin SC, Jewariya M. Flexible and Polarization Independent Miniaturized Double-Band/Broadband Tunable Metamaterial Terahertz Filter. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:8174. [PMID: 36431659 PMCID: PMC9698017 DOI: 10.3390/ma15228174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this paper, the design of a double-band terahertz metamaterial filter with broadband characteristics using a single conducting layer is presented. The design uses a structured top metallic layer over a polyimide material. The proposed design has achieved broadband band-pass transmission characteristics at the resonances of 0.5 THz and 1.65 THz, respectively. The 3-dB bandwidths for these two resonances are 350 GHz and 700 GHz, respectively, which indicates that dual-band resonance with broadband transmission characteristics was obtained. The design has achieved the same transmission characteristics for two different orthogonal polarizations, which was confirmed using numerical simulation. The design was tested for a different angle of incidences and it was observed that this results in angle-independent transmission behavior. In addition, for obtaining tunable resonant behavior, the top conductor layer was replaced by graphene material and a silicon substrate was added below the polymer layer. By varying the Fermi level of graphene, modulation in amplitude and phase was observed in numerical simulation. The physical mechanism of double-band behavior was further confirmed by surface current distribution. The proposed design is simple to fabricate, compact, i.e., the size is λ0/8, and obtained dual-band/broadband operation.
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- Manikandan Esakkimuthu
- Centre for Innovation and Product Development, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai Campus, Chennai 600127, India
- School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai Campus, Chennai 600127, India
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- School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai Campus, Chennai 600127, India
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- School of Electronics Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai Campus, Chennai 600127, India
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Guan S, Cheng J, Chang S. Recent Progress of Terahertz Spatial Light Modulators: Materials, Principles and Applications. MICROMACHINES 2022; 13:1637. [PMID: 36295991 PMCID: PMC9610065 DOI: 10.3390/mi13101637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2022] [Revised: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Terahertz (THz) technology offers unparalleled opportunities in a wide variety of applications, ranging from imaging and spectroscopy to communications and quality control, where lack of efficient modulation devices poses a major bottleneck. Spatial modulation allows for dynamically encoding various spatial information into the THz wavefront by electrical or optical control. It plays a key role in single-pixel imaging, beam scanning and wavefront shaping. Although mature techniques from the microwave and optical band are not readily applicable when scaled to the THz band, the rise of metasurfaces and the advance of new materials do inspire new possibilities. In this review, we summarize the recent progress of THz spatial light modulators from the perspective of functional materials and analyze their modulation principles, specifications, applications and possible challenges. We envision new advances of this technique in the near future to promote THz applications in different fields.
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- Shengnan Guan
- Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, No. 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, No. 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300350, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-Scale Optical Information Science and Technology, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, No. 38 Tongyan Road, Tianjin 300350, China
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Sensor and Sensing Network Technology, Tianjin 300350, China
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Zhou R, Wang Y, Liu Z, Pang Y, Chen J, Kong J. Digital Light Processing 3D-Printed Ceramic Metamaterials for Electromagnetic Wave Absorption. NANO-MICRO LETTERS 2022; 14:122. [PMID: 35513756 PMCID: PMC9072614 DOI: 10.1007/s40820-022-00865-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Combining 3D printing with precursor-derived ceramic for fabricating electromagnetic (EM) wave-absorbing metamaterials has attracted great attention. This study presents a novel ultraviolet-curable polysiloxane precursor for digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing to fabricate ceramic parts with complex geometry, no cracks and linear shrinkage. Guiding with the principles of impedance matching, attenuation, and effective-medium theory, we design a cross-helix-array metamaterial model based on the complex permittivity constant of precursor-derived ceramics. The corresponding ceramic metamaterials can be successfully prepared by DLP printing and subsequent pyrolysis process, achieving a low reflection coefficient and a wide effective absorption bandwidth in the X-band even under high temperature. This is a general method that can be extended to other bands, which can be realized by merely adjusting the unit structure of metamaterials. This strategy provides a novel and effective avenue to achieve "target-design-fabricating" ceramic metamaterials, and it exposes the downstream applications of highly efficient and broad EM wave-absorbing materials and structures with great potential applications.
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- Rui Zhou
- MOE Key Lab of Materials Physics and Chemistry in Extraordinary Conditions, Shaanxi Key Lab of Macromolecular Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Optical System Advance Manufacturing Technology, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, 130033, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Lab of Materials Physics and Chemistry in Extraordinary Conditions, Shaanxi Key Lab of Macromolecular Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, People's Republic of China
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- School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Lab of Materials Physics and Chemistry in Extraordinary Conditions, Shaanxi Key Lab of Macromolecular Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, People's Republic of China
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- MOE Key Lab of Materials Physics and Chemistry in Extraordinary Conditions, Shaanxi Key Lab of Macromolecular Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, People's Republic of China.
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Zhang P, Cai T, Zhou Q, She G, Liang W, Deng Y, Ning T, Shi W, Zhang L, Zhang C. Ultrahigh Modulation Enhancement in All-Optical Si-Based THz Modulators Integrated with Gold Nanobipyramids. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:1541-1548. [PMID: 35118860 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Optical regulation strategy with the aid of hybrid materials can significantly optimize the performance of terahertz devices. Gold nanobipyramids (AuNBPs) with synthetical tunability to the near-infrared band show strong local field enhancement, which improves optical coupling at the interface and benefits the modulation performance. We design AuNBPs-integrated terahertz modulators with multiple structured surfaces and demonstrate that introducing AuNBPs can effectively enhance their modulation depths. In particular, an ultrahigh modulation enhancement of 1 order of magnitude can be achieved in the AuNBPs hybrid metamaterials accompanied by the multifunctional modulation characteristics. By application of the coupled Lorentz oscillator model, the theoretical calculation suggests that the optical regulation with AuNBPs originates from increased damping rate and higher coupling coefficient under pump excitation. Additionally, a terahertz spatial light modulator is constructed to demonstrate multiple imaging display and consume extremely low power, which is promising for the potential application in spatial and frequency selective imaging.
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- Pujing Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Terahertz Optoelectronics, Ministry of Education, and Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Terahertz Optoelectronics, Ministry of Education, and Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Terahertz Optoelectronics, Ministry of Education, and Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Terahertz Optoelectronics, Ministry of Education, and Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations & Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Device, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China
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- Key Laboratory of Photochemical Conversion and Optoelectronic Materials, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Key Laboratory of Terahertz Optoelectronics, Ministry of Education, and Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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- Key Laboratory of Terahertz Optoelectronics, Ministry of Education, and Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Imaging Theory and Technology, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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Full 360° Terahertz Dynamic Phase Modulation Based on Doubly Resonant Graphene-Metal Hybrid Metasurfaces. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11113157. [PMID: 34835921 PMCID: PMC8619402 DOI: 10.3390/nano11113157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Dynamic phase modulation is vital for tuneable focusing, beaming, polarisation conversion and holography. However, it remains challenging to achieve full 360° dynamic phase modulation while maintaining high reflectance or transmittance based on metamaterials or metasurfaces in the terahertz regime. Here, we propose a doubly resonant graphene–metal hybrid metasurface to address this challenge. Simulation results show that by varying the graphene Fermi energy, the proposed metasurface with two shifting resonances is capable of providing dynamic phase modulation covering a range of 361° while maintaining relatively high reflectance above 20% at 1.05 THz. Based on the phase profile design, dynamically tuneable beam steering and focusing were numerically demonstrated. We expect that this work will advance the engineering of graphene metasurfaces for the dynamic manipulation of terahertz waves.
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Lu C, Lu Q, Gao M, Lin Y. Dynamic Manipulation of THz Waves Enabled by Phase-Transition VO 2 Thin Film. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:E114. [PMID: 33419046 PMCID: PMC7825355 DOI: 10.3390/nano11010114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2020] [Revised: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The reversible and multi-stimuli responsive insulator-metal transition of VO2, which enables dynamic modulation over the terahertz (THz) regime, has attracted plenty of attention for its potential applications in versatile active THz devices. Moreover, the investigation into the growth mechanism of VO2 films has led to improved film processing, more capable modulation and enhanced device compatibility into diverse THz applications. THz devices with VO2 as the key components exhibit remarkable response to external stimuli, which is not only applicable in THz modulators but also in rewritable optical memories by virtue of the intrinsic hysteresis behaviour of VO2. Depending on the predesigned device structure, the insulator-metal transition (IMT) of VO2 component can be controlled through thermal, electrical or optical methods. Recent research has paid special attention to the ultrafast modulation phenomenon observed in the photoinduced IMT, enabled by an intense femtosecond laser (fs laser) which supports "quasi-simultaneous" IMT within 1 ps. This progress report reviews the current state of the field, focusing on the material nature that gives rise to the modulation-allowed IMT for THz applications. An overview is presented of numerous IMT stimuli approaches with special emphasis on the underlying physical mechanisms. Subsequently, active manipulation of THz waves through pure VO2 film and VO2 hybrid metamaterials is surveyed, highlighting that VO2 can provide active modulation for a wide variety of applications. Finally, the common characteristics and future development directions of VO2-based tuneable THz devices are discussed.
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- Chang Lu
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China; (C.L.); (Q.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China; (C.L.); (Q.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China; (C.L.); (Q.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China; (C.L.); (Q.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
- Medico-Engineering Cooperation on Applied Medicine Research Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China
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Veli M, Mengu D, Yardimci NT, Luo Y, Li J, Rivenson Y, Jarrahi M, Ozcan A. Terahertz pulse shaping using diffractive surfaces. Nat Commun 2021; 12:37. [PMID: 33397912 PMCID: PMC7782497 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-20268-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Recent advances in deep learning have been providing non-intuitive solutions to various inverse problems in optics. At the intersection of machine learning and optics, diffractive networks merge wave-optics with deep learning to design task-specific elements to all-optically perform various tasks such as object classification and machine vision. Here, we present a diffractive network, which is used to shape an arbitrary broadband pulse into a desired optical waveform, forming a compact and passive pulse engineering system. We demonstrate the synthesis of various different pulses by designing diffractive layers that collectively engineer the temporal waveform of an input terahertz pulse. Our results demonstrate direct pulse shaping in terahertz spectrum, where the amplitude and phase of the input wavelengths are independently controlled through a passive diffractive device, without the need for an external pump. Furthermore, a physical transfer learning approach is presented to illustrate pulse-width tunability by replacing part of an existing network with newly trained diffractive layers, demonstrating its modularity. This learning-based diffractive pulse engineering framework can find broad applications in e.g., communications, ultra-fast imaging and spectroscopy.
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- Muhammed Veli
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
- California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI), University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
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Liu YQ, Sun J, Che Y, Qi K, Li L, Yin H. High numerical aperture microwave metalens. OPTICS LETTERS 2020; 45:6262-6265. [PMID: 33186965 DOI: 10.1364/ol.412040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The numerical aperture (NA) of a lens determines its focusing resolution capability and the maximum light collection or emission angle. In this Letter, an ultrathin high NA metalens operating in the microwave band is designed and demonstrated both numerically and experimentally. The proposed element is constructed by a multi-layer complementary split ring resonator, which can cover full 2π phase shift simultaneously with high transmission magnitude by varying its radius gradually. The numerical and experimental results reveal that the designed ultrathin (thickness is only ∼0.23λ) metalens can focus normal incident microwave efficiently to a spot of full width at half-maximum (FWHM) as small as ∼0.54λ with a corresponding high NA exceeding 0.9. Besides, the high NA metalens also possesses a relatively large focusing efficiency with a peak 48% within considered broad frequency range from 7.5 to 10 GHz. The performances of the presented metalens can be comparable or even superior to nowadays high-quality optical metalenses and represent an important step to develop a high-performance metalens in low spectrum. Besides, it can greatly facilitate the development of some novel miniaturized devices like a high-gain low profile scanning antenna, an ultra-compact retroreflector, and cloaks.
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Govindarajan A, Malomed BA, Lakshmanan M. Tunable nonlinear spectra of anti-directional couplers. OPTICS LETTERS 2020; 45:1918-1921. [PMID: 32236032 DOI: 10.1364/ol.388883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We produce transmission and reflection spectra of the anti-directional coupler (ADC) composed of linearly coupled positive- and negative-refractive-index arms, with intrinsic Kerr nonlinearity. Both reflection and transmission feature two highly amplified peaks at two distinct wavelengths in a certain range of values of the gain, making it possible to design a wavelength-selective mode-amplification system. We also predict that a blend of gain and loss in suitable proportions can robustly enhance reflection spectra that are detrimentally affected by the attenuation, in addition to causing red and blue shifts owing to the Kerr effect. In particular, ADC with equal gain and loss coefficients is considered in necessary detail.
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Wang L, Lan F, Zhang Y, Liang S, Liu W, Yang Z, Meng L, Shi Z, Yin J, Song T, Zeng H, Mazumder P. A fractional phase-coding strategy for terahertz beam patterning on digital metasurfaces. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:6395-6407. [PMID: 32225888 DOI: 10.1364/oe.385691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Coding metasurfaces have drawn great attention for its digital wave manipulation in deep subwavelength-scale in the last decade, more sophisticated and flexible coding strategies suitable for terahertz wavefront manipulations are becoming more urgently demanded. Due to its rigidity in phase gradient division, both phase gradient metasurfaces and conventional phase coding technique lack the flexibility to expand applications in a large field of view and accurate targeting. This study presents a generalized coding method by precisely reconfiguring the array factor based on the phased array theory and metasurface concept, which can be applied for anomalous scattering and ultrafine radiation patterning. According to our quantitative analysis on the relationship between the deflected angles and the supercell spacing, a fractional coding method for arbitrary phase gradient distribution has been attained by logically discretizing the spacing scale of supercells. By switching on different coding sequences or incident frequencies, a single beam to multiple beam scanning in an expanded angular range with minimal step can be achieved on the fractional phase-coding metasurfaces. As a proof of concept, the 2-bit coding metasurfaces arranged by four fractional coding sequences have been fabricated and measured, demonstrating a consecutive single-beam steering pattern ranging from 22° to 74° in 0.34-0.5 THz. Crosswise verified by the good accordance among numerical prediction, simulation and experiment, the proposed coding strategy paves a path to delicate beam regulation for high-resolution imaging and detection.
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Ji Y, Yan Z, Tang C, Chen J, Gu P, Liu B, Liu Z. Efficient Optical Reflection Modulation by Coupling Interband Transition of Graphene to Magnetic Resonance in Metamaterials. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2019; 14:391. [PMID: 31873823 PMCID: PMC6928171 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-019-3233-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Designing powerful electromagnetic wave modulators is required for the advancement of optical communication technology. In this work, we study how to efficiently modulate the amplitude of electromagnetic waves in near-infrared region, by the interactions between the interband transition of graphene and the magnetic dipole resonance in metamaterials. The reflection spectra of metamaterials could be significantly reduced in the wavelength range below the interband transition, because the enhanced electromagnetic fields from the magnetic dipole resonance greatly increase the light absorption in graphene. The maximum modulation depth of reflection spectra can reach to about 40% near the resonance wavelength of magnetic dipole, for the interband transition to approach the magnetic dipole resonance, when an external voltage is applied to change the Fermi energy of graphene.
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- Yiqun Ji
- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, China
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- College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Center for Optics and Optoelectronics Research, Collaborative Innovation Center for Information Technology in Biological and Medical Physics, College of Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, China.
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- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Microelectronics, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
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- College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Microelectronics, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, Jiangsu University of Technology, Changzhou, 213001, China
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- College of Physics Communication and Electronics, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China
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Polarization properties of few-layer graphene on silicon substrate in terahertz frequency range. SN APPLIED SCIENCES 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s42452-019-1748-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Xing X, Li Y, Lu Y, Zhang W, Zhang X, Han J, Zhang W. Terahertz metamaterial beam splitters based on untraditional coding scheme. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:A1627-A1635. [PMID: 31684640 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.0a1627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Terahertz waves have attracted considerable research interest in recent years because of their potential applications in diverse fields. As an important device to control terahertz waves, beam splitters with greater flexibility and higher degrees of freedom are highly desirable. In order to obtain higher degrees of freedom in beam splitting, 2-bit or higher-bit coding elements are usually introduced into metamaterial beam splitters based on the coding theory. In this work, a new "offset" coding scheme using only the 1-bit coding elements of "0" and "1" is presented, and the period of coding for beam splitting can be a non-integer multiple of the length of a single unit rather than only its integer multiples. Therefore, more beam-splitting degrees of freedom can be obtained, and the design strategy is experimentally verified. We believe that the new coding scheme will also be of significance in radar cross section reduction and flexible wave control.
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Li S, Nugraha PS, Su X, Chen X, Yang Q, Unferdorben M, Kovács F, Kunsági-Máté S, Liu M, Zhang X, Ouyang C, Li Y, Fülöp JA, Han J, Zhang W. Terahertz electric field modulated mode coupling in graphene-metal hybrid metamaterials. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:2317-2326. [PMID: 30732270 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.002317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Taking advantage of the tunable conductivity of graphene under high terahertz (THz) electric field, a graphene-metal hybrid metamaterial consisting of an array of three adjoined orthogonally oriented split-ring resonators (SRRs) is proposed and experimentally demonstrated to show a maximum modulation depth of 23% in transmission when the THz peak field reaches 305 kV/cm. The transmission of the sample is dominated by the antisymmetric and symmetric resonant modes originating from the strong magneto-inductive and conductive coupling among the three SRRs, respectively. Numerical simulations and model calculations based on a coupled oscillator theory were performed to explain the modulation process. It is found that the graphene coating impairs the resonances by increasing the damping of the modes and decreasing the coupling between the SRRs whereas the strong THz field restores the resonances by decreasing the conductivity of graphene.
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Hu F, Fan Y, Zhang X, Jiang W, Chen Y, Li P, Yin X, Zhang W. Intensity modulation of a terahertz bandpass filter: utilizing image currents induced on MEMS reconfigurable metamaterials. OPTICS LETTERS 2018; 43:17-20. [PMID: 29328226 DOI: 10.1364/ol.43.000017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2017] [Accepted: 11/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We experimentally demonstrated a tunable terahertz bandpass filter based on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) reconfigurable metamaterials. The unit cell of the filter consists of two split-ring resonators (SRRs) and a movable bar. Initially, the movable bar situates at the center of the unit cell, and the filter has two passbands whose central frequencies locate at 0.65 and 0.96 THz. The intensity of the two passbands can be actively modulated by the movable bar, and a maximum modulation depth of 96% is achieved at 0.96 THz. The mechanism of tunability is investigated using the finite-integration time-domain method. The result shows that the image currents induced on the movable bar are opposite the resonance currents induced on the SRRs and, thus, weaken the oscillating intensity of the resonance currents. This scheme paves the way to dynamically control and switch the terahertz wave at some constant frequencies utilizing induced image currents.
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