Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 55, Issue 4, 041602(2018)

Broadband Terahertz Polarization Converter Based on L-Shaped Metamaterial

Lu Zhou, Guozhong Zhao*, and Yonghua Li
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  • Key Laboratory of Terahertz Optoelectronics, Ministry of Education, Department of Physics, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China
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    A broadband reflection polarization converter in the terahertz frequency regime is proposed based on the L-shaped microstructured cell arrays. The characteristics of this polarization converter composed of L-shaped microstructured cell array, dielectric layer, and metal plates are numerically analyzed. The results demonstrate that the proposed polarization converter can not only convert a linearly polarized (LP) wave into a cross-polarized wave, but also convert LP waves into circularly polarized (CP) waves at two specific frequencies. In the frequency range of 0.64-1.19 THz, the polarization conversion ratio (PCR) is more than 80%, and the maximum PCR is more than 95%. In addition, the proposed converter can maintain a good polarization conversion performance under certain oblique incidence conditions.

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    Paper Information

    Category: Materials

    Received: Oct. 25, 2017

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 11, 2018

    The Author Email: Zhao Guozhong (zhao@126.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP55.041602

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