Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 9, 0923001(2025)

Switchable Broadband and Narrowband Terahertz Absorber Based on Graphene Interdigital Structure

Gongli Xiao1, Kai Li1, Hongyan Yang2、*, Linglong Pei1, Hui Li1, Xingpeng Liu1, and Zanhui Chen1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Microelectronic Devices and Integrated Circuits, School of Information and Communication, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, Guangxi , China
  • 2School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, Guangxi , China
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    Broadband and narrowband tunable absorber based on graphene interdigital structure. (a) Graphene interdigital structure array diagram; (b) unit structure and voltage modulation schematic; (c) x-y top view of the plane structure; (d) absorption curves in 0.5‒4.3 THz
    Comparison of different absorption curves and the variation of electrical conductivity with frequency and Fermi level. (a) Different graphene structure layers; (b) real part of electrical conductivity at τ=1.0 ps; (c) imaginary part of electrical conductivity at τ=1.0 ps; (d) real part of electrical conductivity at τ=0.6 ps; (e) imaginary part of electrical conductivity at τ=0.6 ps
    Relative impedance Z and x-y plane electric field distributions in different structural layers. (a) Broadband mode; (b) narrowband mode; (c) F=1.87 THz; (d) F=2.57 THz; (e) F=1.32 THz; (f) F=2.67 THz; (g) F=1.77 THz; (h) F=3.69 THz; (i) F=1.56 THz; (j) F=3.21 THz; (k) F=1.75 THz; (l) F=2.99 THz; (m) F=1.36 THz; (n) F=2.21 THz
    Influence of structural parameters in broadband and narrowband mode. (a) Interdigitated arm length L2; (b) interdigitated arm width W1; (c) number of interdigital pairs; (d) dielectric layer thickness H2
    Influence of polarization angle and incidence angle on absorption. (a)(c) Broadband operating mode; (b)(d) narrowband operating mode
    Effect of Fermi energy levels on absorption and absorption bandwidth. (a)(c) Broadband operating mode; (b)(d) narrowband operating mode
    • Table 1. Structural parameters of the absorber

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      Table 1. Structural parameters of the absorber

      ParameterL1L2W1W2W3PH1H2
      Value /μm10.58.00.50.51.012.00.217.0
    • Table 2. Performance comparison of broadband and narrowband switchable terahertz absorbers

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      Table 2. Performance comparison of broadband and narrowband switchable terahertz absorbers

      Ref.AbsorptionAbsorption band (bandwidth) /THz

      Number of

      narrowband peaks

      Relative

      bandwidth /%

      Number of layerThickness of device /μm
      300.53.57‒8.45 (4.88)381.2038.4
      310.92.85‒8.35 (5.5)298.21814.915
      320.92.3‒5.3 (3.0)178.95621
      330.90.335‒1.275 (0.94)2116.77685.5
      340.90.91‒1.54 (0.63)251.43355.95
      This paper0.91.58‒3.02 (1.44)262.61317.2
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    Gongli Xiao, Kai Li, Hongyan Yang, Linglong Pei, Hui Li, Xingpeng Liu, Zanhui Chen. Switchable Broadband and Narrowband Terahertz Absorber Based on Graphene Interdigital Structure[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2025, 45(9): 0923001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical Devices

    Received: Dec. 27, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 24, 2025

    Published Online: May. 16, 2025

    The Author Email: Hongyan Yang (hyyang@guet.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS241949

    CSTR:32393.14.AOS241949

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