Efficient manipulation of terahertz waves by multi-bit coding metasurfaces and further applications of such metasurfaces

Benefiting from the unprecedented superiority of coding metasurfaces at manipulating electromagnetic waves in the microwave band,in this paper,we use the Pancharatnam-Berry(PB)phase concept to propose a high-efficiency reflectivetype coding metasurface that can arbitrarily manipulate the scattering pattern of terahertz waves and implement many novel functionalities.By optimizing the coding sequences,we demonstrate that the designed 1-,2-,and 3-bit coding metasurfaces with specific coding sequences have the strong ability to control reflected terahertz waves.The two proposed1-bit coding metasurfaces demonstrate that the reflected terahertz beam can be redirected and arbitrarily controlled.For normally incident x-and y-polarized waves,a 10 d B radar cross-section(RCS)reduction can be achieved from 2.1 THz to5.2 THz using the designed 2-bit coding metasurface.Moreover,two kinds of orbital angular momentum(OAM)vortex beams with different moduli are generated by a coding metasurface using different coding sequences.Our research provides a new degree of freedom for the sophisticated manipulation of terahertz waves,and contributes to the development of metasurfaces towards practical applications.     

Independently tunable dual resonant dip refractive index sensor based on metal—insulator—metal waveguide with Q-shaped resonant cavity

A plasmonic resonator system consisting of a metal—insulator—metal waveguide and a Q-shaped resonant cavity is proposed in this paper. The transmission properties of surface plasmon polaritons in this structure are investigated by using the finite difference in time domain (FDTD) method, and the simulation results contain two resonant dips. The physical mechanism is studied by the multimode interference coupled mode theory (MICMT), and the theoretical results are in highly consistent with the simulation results. Furthermore, the parameters of the Q-shaped cavity can be controlled to adjust the two dips, respectively. The refractive index sensor proposed in this paper, with a sensitivity of 1578 nm/RIU and figure of merit (FOM) of 175, performs better than most of the similar structures. Therefore, the results of the study are instructive for the design and application of high sensitivity nanoscale refractive index sensors.     

基于Fano共振的金属-绝缘体-金属-石墨烯纳米管混合结构动态可调折射率传感器

为了解决传统金属-绝缘体-金属(metal-insulator-metal,MIM)波导结构传感器不可动态调控的问题,本文将石墨烯纳米管引入MIM波导耦合圆环谐振腔结构,设计了一种动态可调的MIM-石墨烯纳米管混合结构折射率传感器.采用有限元法对系统的传输特性、电场分布和磁场分布进行数值研究,并通过多模干涉耦合模理论进行分析验证.结果表明,Fano共振源自于TM₁₀腔共振模式和石墨烯等离子体电共振模式之间的相干耦合.通过改变石墨烯的化学势可以在较大波长范围内动态调谐Fano共振的谐振波长和线宽,从而实现折射率传感器的动态调控.在最佳结构参数下,传感器灵敏度可达1250 nm/RIU.与传统的MIM波导结构相比,该器件具有结构简单、动态可调、易于加工且工作波段范围大等诸多优点,对设计可动态调控的高性能纳米光子集成器件具有一定的指导意义.