Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 59, Issue 5, 0530002(2022)

Tunable Broad-Spectral Terahertz Absorber Based on Graphic Graphene

Zhao Xue1,1,2,2、">">, Haiting Zhang1,1,2,2、">">, Maosheng Yang1,1,2,2、">">, Xiaoxian Song1,1,2,2,3、">">*, Jingjing Zhang1,1,2,2、">">, Yunxia Ye1,1,2,2、">">, Yunpeng Ren1,1,2,2、">">, Xudong Ren1,1,2,2、">">, and Jianquan Yao1,1,2,2,3,3、">">">
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Information Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang , Jiangsu 212013, China
  • 2Institute of Micro-Nano Optoelectronics and Terahertz Technology, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang , Jiangsu 212013, China
  • 3School of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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    In this study, a terahertz absorber based on graphic graphene, which exhibited tunable ultra-wideband absorption characteristics, was designed. The top, middle, and bottom of the absorber comprised ultra-thin graphene, dielectric, and gold layers, respectively. The absorber was designed and simulated by changing the thickness of the middle layer and the Fermi energy level of the top layer; the Fermi level of graphene could be controlled by changing the gate voltage. The results show that the absorber exhibits ultra-wide frequency absorption in the low-frequency region, and the absorption characteristics are optimized when the thickness of the middle layer is 30 μm; the opening and closing of the absorber can be controlled by changing the Fermi energy level of graphene, while the frequency position and bandwidth of the absorption peak are adjusted to make the absorption peak move close to 431 GHz, thus realizing a tunable function of the absorber. When the Fermi energy level of graphene is 0.4 eV, the bandwidth with an absorption rate of more than 90% is 1.8744 THz and the peak absorption rate is 99.3357%. The absorber achieves perfect absorption.

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    Zhao Xue, Haiting Zhang, Maosheng Yang, Xiaoxian Song, Jingjing Zhang, Yunxia Ye, Yunpeng Ren, Xudong Ren, Jianquan Yao. Tunable Broad-Spectral Terahertz Absorber Based on Graphic Graphene[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(5): 0530002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Spectroscopy

    Received: May. 24, 2021

    Accepted: May. 31, 2021

    Published Online: Mar. 8, 2022

    The Author Email: Song Xiaoxian (songxiaoxian@ujs.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202259.0530002

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