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Dual-function Dynamically Tunable Metamaterial Absorber and Its Sensing Application in the Terahertz Region

  • Li, You (State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dielectric Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Wang, Xuan (State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dielectric Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Zhang, Ying (State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dielectric Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology)
  • Received : 2021.12.05
  • Accepted : 2022.02.09
  • Published : 2022.06.25
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Abstract

In this paper, a dual-function dynamically tunable metamaterial absorber is proposed. At frequency points of 1.545 THz and 3.21 THz, two resonance peaks with absorption amplitude of 93.8% (peak I) and 99.4% (peak II) can be achieved. By regulating the conductivity of photosensitive silicon with a pump laser, the resonance frequency of peak I switches to 1.525 THz, and that of peak II switches to 2.79 THz. By adjusting the incident polarization angle by rotating the device, absorption amplitude tuning is obtained. By introducing two degrees of regulation freedom, the absorption amplitude modulation and resonant frequency switching are simultaneously realized. More importantly, dynamic and continuous adjustment of the absorption amplitude is obtained at a fixed resonant frequency, and the modulation depth reaches 100% for both peaks. In addition, the sensing property of the proposed MMA was studied while it was used as a refractive index sensor. Compared with other results reported, our device not only has a dual-function tunable characteristic and the highest modulation depth, but also simultaneously possesses fine sensing performance.

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Acknowledgement

National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 62075052); the Talents Project of Harbin Science and Technology Innovation (Grant No. 2016 RAQXJ025).

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