Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 40, Issue 8, 0816001(2020)

Dynamical Optical-Controlled Multi-State THz Metamaterial Absorber

Damin Li, Su Yuan, Rongcao Yang*, Jinping Tian, and Wenmei Zhang
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  • College of Physics & Electronic Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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    Schematic of the first absorber. (a) 5×5 array; (b) top view and (c) side view of unit structure
    Absorptivity of decomposition structure of the first absorber. (a) Square ring with outer-protrusions; (b) square ring with inner-protrusions; (c) two combined square rings; (d) two square rings connected by gold blocks
    Absorption curves and surface current distributions of the first absorber under different GaAs conductivities. (a) Dynamic absorption curves; surface current distributions at (b) 0.53 THz, (c) 1.32 THz, and (d) 0.686 THz
    Schematic of tunable multi-state absorber. (a) Top view and (b) side view of unit structure
    Absorption curves of the second absorber under different conditions. (a1) No pump light,σGaAs=100 S·m-1;(a2) 1550 nm pump light,σGaAs=1×103 S·m-1; (a3) 1550 nm pump light, σGaAs=2×103 S·m-1; (a4) 1550 nm pump light,σGaAs=5×103 S·m-1; (a5) 1550 nm pump light,σGaAs=1×104 S·m-1; (a6) 1550 nm pump light,σ<s
    Surface current distributions of the second absorber under different conditions. (a) No pump light, 0.518 THz; (b) no pump light, 0.906 THz;(c) no pump light, 1.514 THz; (d) 1500 nm pump light, 0.524 THz; (e) 1500 nm pump light, 1.106 THz; (f) 800 nm pump light, 0.706 THz
    Absorptivity of the second absorber versus polarization angle and incidence angle under different absorption modes. (a1)(b1)(c1) Triple-band absorption; (a2)(b2)(c2) dual-band absorption; (a3)(b3)(c3) single-band absorption
    • Table 1. Absorption properties of dynamically tunable multi-state metamaterial absorber

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      Table 1. Absorption properties of dynamically tunable multi-state metamaterial absorber

      Wavelength of pump lightAbsorption modeFrequency /THzAbsorptivity /%
      No pumpTriple-band absorption0.518/0.906/1.51498.19/96.93/99.97
      1550 nm pump lightTriple-/dual-band absorption0.518/0.906/1.514/0.524/1.10698.19/96.93/99.97/97.35/99.67
      800 nm pump lightTriple-/single-band absorption0.518/0.906/1.514/0.70698.19/96.93/99.97/99.91
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    Damin Li, Su Yuan, Rongcao Yang, Jinping Tian, Wenmei Zhang. Dynamical Optical-Controlled Multi-State THz Metamaterial Absorber[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2020, 40(8): 0816001

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    Category: Materials

    Received: Nov. 18, 2019

    Accepted: Dec. 30, 2019

    Published Online: Apr. 13, 2020

    The Author Email: Yang Rongcao (sxdxyrc@sxu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202040.0816001

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