Photonics Research, Volume. 11, Issue 4, 494(2023)

Tunable terahertz slow light with hybrid coupling of a magnetic toroidal and electric dipole metasurface

Guanchao Wang1, Li Li1, Chenxiang Liu1, Shuai Li1, Wenpeng Guo1, Yueying Jia1, Zhenghao Li1, and Hao Tian1,2,3,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Information System, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Harbin 150001, China
  • 3Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 4Heilongjiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plasma Physics and Application Technology, Harbin 150001, China
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    (a) Schematic of hybrid DSRR/RR metasurface. (b) Structure of unit cell. (c) Simulations of resonance transmission of the isolated DSRR, RR, and hybrid DSRR/RR. (d) Theoretical and simulated PIT spectra of hybrid DSRR/RR metasurface. (e) Calculation of the group delay at PIT resonance, with the curve of phase dispersion.
    PIT spectra in sample 1: (a) simulation, (b) experiment, (c) micrographs of the metasurface.
    PIT spectra in sample 2: (a) simulation, (b) experiment, (c) micrographs of the metasurface.
    Group delay in sample 1: (a) simulation results, (b) experimental results, and (c) variation of the group delay with polarization angle. Group delay in sample 2: (d) simulation results, (e) experimental results, and (f) variation with polarization angle.
    Surface current and electric field distributions of DSRR/RR at PIT frequency for (a) θ=0°, (b) θ=45°, and (c) θ=90°. Magnetic field distribution of DSRR/RR at PIT frequency for (d) θ=0°, (e) θ=45°, and (f) θ=90°.
    PIT spectra in sample 3: (a) simulation, (b) experiment, (c) micrographs of the metasurface.
    PIT spectra in sample 4: (a) simulation, (b) experiment, (c) micrographs of the metasurface.
    Group delay in sample 3: (a) simulation and (b) experiment. Group delay in sample 4: (c) simulation and (d) experiment. The inset shows the PIT transmittance contour plot with polarization angle and detuning frequency.
    Surface current and electric field distributions of FSRR/RR at PIT resonance under various polarization angle of (a) θ=0°, (b) θ=22.5°, and (c) θ=45°. Magnetic field distributions at (d) θ=0°, (e) θ=22.5°, and (f) θ=45°.
    Tunable PIT spectra of (a) theoretical reproduction, (b) numerical simulation, and (c) experiment under various pump power.
    Group delay of (a) the simulation and (b) the experiment in the FSRR/RR metasurface (sample 4), and (c) the variation of group delay with pump power.
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    Guanchao Wang, Li Li, Chenxiang Liu, Shuai Li, Wenpeng Guo, Yueying Jia, Zhenghao Li, Hao Tian. Tunable terahertz slow light with hybrid coupling of a magnetic toroidal and electric dipole metasurface[J]. Photonics Research, 2023, 11(4): 494

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical and Photonic Materials

    Received: Nov. 11, 2022

    Accepted: Jan. 4, 2023

    Published Online: Mar. 9, 2023

    The Author Email: Hao Tian (tianhao@hit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.480671

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