Switchable Metamaterial with Terahertz Buffering and Absorbing Performance

Journal article (2021)

Authors

Chenxi Liu National University of Defense Technology, College of Electronic Science
Yanlin Xu National University of Defense Technology
Hanqing Liu Dynamics of Micro and Nano Systems - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
Mingtuan Lin National University of Defense Technology
Song Zha National University of Defense Technology
Research Group
Dynamics of Micro and Nano Systems (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2021 Chenxi Liu, Yanlin Xu, Hanqing Liu, Mingtuan Lin, Song Zha
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2021.3107533
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Published Date

2021

Language

English

Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Precision and Microsystems Engineering

Research Group

Dynamics of Micro and Nano Systems

Abstract

A terahertz metamaterial with switching characteristics from optical buffering to absorbing performance is realized by incorporating a phase-change film of vanadium dioxide. By introducing the electromagnetically induced transparency behavior based on simple strip pairs, the slow light effect with group delay up to 3.5 ps is obtained. When vanadium dioxide is in the insulator state, the remarkable delay can be observed as the incident pulse transmits through the designed structure. Once the vanadium dioxide film is tuned to the metallic state, the metamaterial is switched to a terahertz absorber and the maximum absorption rate of 94% is observed at 1.04 THz. The switching mechanism is discussed by analyzing the electric field and power loss distributions, as well as the impedance matching principle. Moreover, the buffering capability and the absorption performance both remain noticeable within a wide range of the incidence angle. This work offers a strategy for the function-switching metamaterial which provides potential applications in terahertz detecting, switching and slow light devices.