Mechanically reconfigurable terahertz polarization converter by coupling-mediated metasurfaces

Zhibo Yao; Zhaohua Xu; Xiaoyuan Hao; Jiajun He; Yanfeng Zhao; Xiangyu Liu; Yanfeng Li; Xueqian Zhang; Quan Xu; Su Xu; Jiaguang Han

doi:10.3788/COL202422.123701

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 22, Issue 12, 123701(2024)

Mechanically reconfigurable terahertz polarization converter by coupling-mediated metasurfaces

Zhibo Yao¹, Zhaohua Xu², Xiaoyuan Hao³, Jiajun He¹, Yanfeng Zhao¹, Xiangyu Liu¹, Yanfeng Li¹, Xueqian Zhang¹, Quan Xu^1、*, Su Xu^2、**, and Jiaguang Han^1,3、***

Author Affiliations

¹Center for Terahertz Waves and State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

²State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China

³Guangxi Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Processing, School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China

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Zhibo Yao, Zhaohua Xu, Xiaoyuan Hao, Jiajun He, Yanfeng Zhao, Xiangyu Liu, Yanfeng Li, Xueqian Zhang, Quan Xu, Su Xu, Jiaguang Han, "Mechanically reconfigurable terahertz polarization converter by coupling-mediated metasurfaces," Chin. Opt. Lett. 22, 123701 (2024)

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