动态光调控多态太赫兹超材料吸收器

基于光敏半导体材料电导率可被外部泵浦光调控的特性,通过在嵌套的类方环单元结构中嵌入半导体材料砷化镓,设计了一种动态光控单频/双频可切换的超材料吸收器。在此基础上,根据不同波长的泵浦光对不同半导体材料的激发特性,引入第二种半导体材料锗,将第一种结构进行拓展,提出了一种光可控的多频段超材料吸收器,利用不同波长的泵浦光调控半导体材料的电导率,实现了单频/双频/三频吸收状态任意切换的吸收特性。仿真结果表明,所设计的吸收器具有偏振不敏感和宽角度入射的特性,有望在调制器、频率选择器、探测器等领域得到应用。     

基于相变材料的慢光和吸收可切换多功能太赫兹超材料

基于相变材料Ge₂Sb₂Te₅(GST)设计了一种太赫兹超材料,在太赫兹波段实现了慢光和吸收功能的切换.该超材料由三部分构成,分别是金环构成的微结构层、SiO₂介质层和GST薄膜.研究结果表明:当GST薄膜处于绝缘态时,由于两个谐振环的电磁诱导透明效应,入射THz光脉冲通过该THz超材料时群速度会减慢,最大群延迟可以达到3.6 ps;当GST薄膜转变为金属态时, THz超材料可实现双波段吸收,在0.365 THz处吸收率可以达到97%,在0.609 THz处吸收率可以实现完美吸收(吸收率100%).另外还研究了该THz超材料的入射光偏振不敏感特性,发现当入射光脉冲的偏振角从0°变化到90°时, THz超材料的慢光和吸收特性不受影响.所设计的THz超材料在光缓存器、光传感器、光开关等领域具有潜在的应用价值.     

基于二氧化钒宽、窄带可切换的双功能超材料吸收器研究

本文提出了一种宽、窄带可切换的双功能超材料吸收器.在超材料吸收器的结构中,引入了相变材料二氧化钒(VO2),仅利用单个可切换超表面就能实现不同的功能,其不同功能之间的相互转换通过VO2绝缘态和金属态之间的可逆相变特性实现.当VO2处于金属态时,设计的结构可以看作一个超材料宽带吸收器.仿真结果表明,在1.55THz至2....     

基于石墨烯超材料的宽频带太赫兹吸收器

为了拓展太赫兹吸收器的相对吸收带宽,设计了一种基于石墨烯超材料的超薄、宽频带、可调谐的太赫兹吸收器,其由图案化石墨烯层、电介质层和金属反射底板层叠构成。仿真结果表明：该吸收器在4.48 THz频率处的吸收率为99.98%,通过调节石墨烯的化学势可使该频点处的吸收率变化至25.08%;同时,该吸收器表现出对入射波极化不敏感的吸收特性,且在太赫兹波倾斜入射的情况下仍能保持一定的宽频带吸收特性。在此基础上设计了基于三层图案化石墨烯的太赫兹吸收器,其可进一步拓展吸收频带宽度,仿真结果表明该吸收器在1.90～5.49 THz频率之间的吸收率高于90%,相对吸收带宽为97%。     

光泵THz激光器输出频率稳定特性研究

在太赫兹(THz)成像、雷达探测、相干通信等许多应用领域中,THz辐射源的频率稳定性是直接影响其应用效果的核心问题之一。基于双光子迁移效应建立了光泵THz激光器输出激光频率漂移的物理模型,推导出THz激光频率漂移的解析计算公式。以光泵甲醇(CH₃OH)为例, 给出了不同压强下的甲醇吸收谱线,定量分析了泵浦光频率漂移和泵浦功率对THz激光频率稳定性的影响,并讨论了THz激光腔内工作气体压强对THz激光频率漂移的影响。研究结果表明：随着泵浦光功率的增加,THz激光频率的漂移量逐渐增加;随着THz腔内工作气体压强升高,THz激光的频率漂移逐渐下降;当泵浦光频率漂移量在一定范围时,将出现THz激光的频率漂移量极值,且泵浦光的频率漂移量等于工作气体吸收谱线宽度的1/4时,THz激光输出的频率漂移达到极值。由此可见,在实际工作中,不仅需要合理选择腔内的工作条件(压强、温度),而且还需要采取措施将泵浦光的频率漂移控制在一定范围以内,以提高THz激光的输出频率稳定性。     

基于科赫分形的新型超材料双频吸收器

本文提出了一种基于科赫(Koch)分形结构的新型超材料双频吸收器,其由二阶科赫分形阵列、介质层和金属背板三部分组成.通过利用分形结构的空间填充性,其单元尺寸在相同吸收频率下相对于具有正方形谐振结构的传统吸收器有近17.5%的尺寸缩减.与传统实现多频工作的组合法、层叠法不同,该型吸收器的双频特性来源于科赫分形曲线在电磁波激励下呈现出的两种不同的谐振模式.而且由于结构上具有旋转对称性,该型吸收器对入射波的极化方向不敏感,在横电波、横磁波大角度入射时仍能保持较高的吸收率.文中采用等效介质理论对该型吸收器进行了分析,测量结果与仿真结果取得了较好的一致性.     

太赫兹超材料吸收器的逆向设计

提出一种顶层图案为圆环加双开口谐振环结构的吸收器,并通过神经网络实现太赫兹超材料吸收器结构参数的逆向设计。该神经网络由输入层、输出层和5层隐藏层构成,输入为所需吸收率和品质因子,根据电磁共振理论将3个结构参数设定为输出。仿真结果表明,该吸收器在1.192 THz频率处的吸收率可达99.99%,在1.22 THz频率处品质因子可达31.7,其吸收性能与目标性能的误差最小为0.9%。所提方法显著简化了吸收器的设计过程,为太赫兹超材料的快速发展提供可能。     

小型化外腔可调谐THz参量振荡器

基于LiNbO3晶体垂直表面输出技术,设计了一台小型化外腔THz参量振荡器。利用小型化灯1064 nm脉冲激光器泵浦MgO:LiNbO3,通过优化设计三波非共线相位匹配的光学参量振荡腔结构,实现THz垂直晶体表面输出,减少LiNbO3晶体对THz波的吸收,提高了THz波输出光束质量。当在泵浦光能量为128 mJ、重复频率为10 Hz时,获得THz波的调谐范围为0.69~3.01 THz,在1.6 THz处获得THz波最大平均功率为10.8 W,脉冲宽度为10 ns,对应THz波能量转换效率为8.4310-6。     

基于圆台结构的超宽带极化不敏感太赫兹吸收器

本文提出一种基于圆台形吸收单元的超宽带、极化不敏感的超材料太赫兹吸收器. 该超材料吸收器采用金属薄膜金和介质层二氧化硅交替叠加的多层结构. 采用商业软件CST Studio Suite 2009时域求解器计算了其在0–10 THz波段内的吸收率A（ω）,在2–10 THz之间实现了对入射太赫兹波的超宽频带强吸收. 仿真结果表明,由于其圆台形单元结构,在器件垂直方向上形成一系列不同尺寸的微型吸收器,产生了吸收频点相连的多频吸收峰. 利用不同吸收峰的耦合叠加效应,获得超过8 THz的超宽带太赫兹波吸收,吸收强度达到92.3%以上. 这一结构具有超宽带强吸收,360°极化不敏感以及易于加工等优越特性,因而在太赫兹波探测器、光谱成像以及隐身技术方面具有潜在的应用. 关键词： 太赫兹波 超材料吸收器 圆台结构 超宽带     

基于双频泵浦正常色散富硅氮化硅微环谐振腔的光频率梳设计

提出一种利用锁相双频激光作为泵浦源输入正常色散富硅氮化硅微环谐振腔产生光频率梳的方案。对富硅氮化硅微环谐振腔进行色散调控,实现1550 nm波段平坦正常色散优化设计。利用LLE (Lugiato Lefever equation)方程进行光频率梳产生仿真,分析改变泵浦失谐时光频率梳产生的时域和频域演化过程。同时,探究各项参数对光频率梳产生的影响,包括泵浦功率、双频激光功率占比、微腔波导损耗、微腔色散、双频激光频率间隔。仿真实现的光频率梳带宽可覆盖1520 nm到1580 nm。     

A polarization insensitive dual-band tunable graphene absorber at the THz frequency

A dual-band and polarization insensitive tunable graphene absorber for THz frequency has been proposed and investigated. The absorber consists of a square graphene ring with a slit at the middle of each side separated from a metallic mirror by a dielectric spacer. Two distinct absorption peaks of 99.87% and 97.82% are observed at 3.92 THz and 6.96 THz, respectively. In addition, the distributions of electric field intensity are also presented for well-recognized the physical origin of such perfect absorption phenomenon. Furthermore, the influence of geometric parameters on the dual-band absorption properties is studied in detail to provide a useful guidance for practical fabrication. The perfect dual-band absorption properties can also be dynamically tuned through the change of the Fermi energy along with large angle insensitivity, both are interesting for real application. The proposed tunable graphene absorber should found potential applications in areas including sensors, modulators, and detectors.     

Dual-function terahertz metasurface based on vanadium dioxide and graphene

A dual-function terahertz metasurface based on VO₂ and graphene is proposed in this paper. It consists of a gold layer embedded with VO₂ patches, a SiO₂ spacer layer, a VO₂ layer, graphene and a SiO₂ spacer substrate. When the bottom VO₂ layer is in the metallic state, the designed metasurface can achieve absorption. When the top VO₂ patches are in the metallic state, the proposed metasurface can be used as a single-band absorber with terahertz absorptance of 99.7% at 0.736 THz. When the top VO₂ patches are in the insulating state, the designed structure behaves as a dual-band absorber with an absorptance of 98.9% at 0.894 THz and 99.9% at 1.408 THz. In addition, the absorber is polarization insensitive and keeps good performance at large angles of incidence. When the bottom VO₂ is in an insulating state, the metasurface shows electromagnetically induced transparency. The transparent window can be dynamically regulated by controlling the chemical potential of graphene. The proposed metasurface exhibits the advantages of terahertz absorption, electromagnetically induced transparency and dynamic control, which provides more options for the design of terahertz devices in the future.     

2089 nm调Q锁模Tm,Ho∶CaYAlO4激光器

首次采用氧化石墨烯可饱和吸收体作为锁模启动元件在Tm,Ho∶CaYAlO4激光器中实现了稳定的被动调Q锁模运转。在3%输出耦合镜下,Tm,Ho∶CaYAlO4固体激光器获得了最低为293 mW的连续光出光阈值。在腔内引入氧化石墨烯可饱和吸收体后,当吸收抽运功率增大到1859 mW时,Tm,Ho∶CaYAlO4激光器进入稳定的调Q锁模运转状态。当抽运功率达到3 W时,获得中心波长为2089 nm、斜效率为10.1%、对应最大输出功率为213 mW的被动调Q锁模脉冲,重复频率为100 MHz,调Q包络中锁模脉冲的调制深度接近100%。     

Cs 5D_(5/2)-6F 728 nm Laser Spectroscopy with Single Pumping Laser

The sub-Doppler absorption laser spectroscopy at 728 nm transition from the 5D5/2 state to the 6 F state of cesium with linewidth near 10 MHz is first experimentally performed with indirect pumping from the ground state 6S_(1/2)to the state 7P_(3/2)by a 455.5 nm diode laser.Using a 455.5 nm diode laser as an indirect pump laser,several excited states will be populated due to spontaneous decay from the 7P state.We first implement the sub-Doppler absorption laser spectroscopy at 728 nm from the 5D_(5/2)state to the 6F state when Cs atoms within thermal glass cell decay to the 5D_(5/2) state.Due to velocity transfer effect,the hyperfine structure of 5D_(5/2)shows a mixed and complicated pattern but very clear structure when the 455.5 nm pumping laser is counter-propagating(or co-propagating)with the 728 nm probing laser.     

Channel-switchable single-/dual-wavelength single-longitudinal-mode laser and THz beat frequency generation up to 3.6 THz

We propose and demonstrate a simple approach to realize channel-switchable single-/dual-wavelength single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) lasers and switchable beat frequency generation in the THz frequency regime. It is a compact fiber-ring laser incorporating a Fabry–Pérot etalon, tunable filters, and a piece of unpumped polarization maintaining erbium-doped fiber (PM-EDF) as the saturable absorber. Two parallel-arranged tunable filters are configured inside the ring cavity to support switchable dual-wavelength SLM operation and consequent THz beat frequency generation. Switchable 19-channel 200-GHz ITU-grid-compatible single-wavelength SLM operation is implemented. Moreover, the channel-switchable dual-wavelength SLM laser and switchable THz beat frequency generation ranging from 0.2 to 3.6 THz with a tuning step of 0.2 THz are demonstrated in the experiment.     

超薄柔性透射型超构材料吸收器

设计并加工了一种超薄柔性透射型吸收器,总体厚度为0.288 mm,可实现柔性弯曲,容易做到与曲面目标共形.该吸收器由三层结构组成,底层是金属光栅,中间为介质层,表面单元由两条平行放置的尺寸不同的金属线组成.仿真和实验结果表明,对横电波在5和7 GHz的吸收分别达到97.5%和96.0%,对横磁波在3.0—6.5 GHz都能保持90%以上的透射率.两个吸收频点可分别独立调节,增加了设计的灵活性.另外,当入射角增大到60°时,该吸收器的性能基本不受影响,表现出良好的广角特性.     

Polarization-Independent Broadband Optical Regime Metamaterial Absorber for Solar Harvesting: A Numerical Approach

In this article, a broadband metamaterial (MTM) absorber is proposed that exhibits near-unity absorption in the terahertz regime. The proposed metamaterial absorber was initiated on a quartz (fused) substrate, whereas the resonator and backplane are constructed with tungsten. The resonator is designed with a square ring loaded with a face-to-face E structure at the center. It also consists of diagonally extended arrow-like shapes loaded from the corners and a concave-shaped structure extended from the middle of the square ring. Near-perfect absorption is observed at the frequencies of 465.2 THz, 585.2 THz, 648.8 THz, and 762.8 THz with absorption peaks of 99.8%, 99.9%, 99.92%, and 99.92%, respectively. Moreover, it exhibits broadband absorption properties above 90% absorption with bandwidths 20.4 THz, 80.8 THz, 41.6 THz, and 90 THz, respectively, at these resonance frequencies. Due to its symmetrical structure, it shows polarization-insensitivity behavior up to 90° with maximum absorption greater than 90% both in transverse (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) modes. It also exhibits insensitivity to changes of incident angle from 0°–45°. Metamaterial properties of the proposed absorber are also analyzed, showing single negative behavior. Absorber property has been examined through surface current and equivalent circuit electric and magnetic field analysis. The effect of the cross-polarization is negligible and is verified through simulation. Due to its large bandwidth, polarization-insensitive behavior, and low PCR, the proposed MTM absorber can be incorporated into photovoltaic devices as a solar-energy harvester.     

基于石墨烯和二氧化钒的太赫兹宽带可调谐超材料吸收器

太赫兹超材料吸收器作为一种重要的太赫兹功能器件,被广泛应用于生物医学传感、电磁隐身、军用雷达等多个领域.但这种传统的超材料吸收器结构具有可调谐性差、功能单一、性能指标不足等缺点,已经无法满足复杂多变的电磁环境的要求,因此可调谐超材料吸收器逐渐成为了太赫兹功能器件领域的研究热点.为实现超材料吸收器吸收特性的调谐,通常从调...     

Dual-band and polarization-insensitive terahertz absorber based on fractal Koch curves

We report the design, fabrication, and characterization of a dual-band and polarization-insensitive metamaterial ab-sorber （MA）, which consists of periodically arranged fractal Koch curves acting as the top resonator array and a metallic ground plane separated by a dielectric spacer. Compared with conventional MAs, a more compact size and multi-frequency operation are achieved by using fractal geometry as the unit cell of the MA. Both the effective medium theory and the multi- reflection interference theory are employed to investigate the underlying physical mechanism of the proposed terahertz MA, and results indicate that the latter theory is not suitable for explaining the absorption mechanism in our investigated struc-ture. Two absorption peaks are observed at 0.226 THz and 0.622 THz with absorptivities of 91.3% and 95.6% respectively and good agreements between the full-wave simulation and experimental results are achieved.