Photoelectrically-Excited Terahertz Metasurface

Tetra-functional switchable

By applying different external excitations, the same metasurface can act as a modulator, absorber, half-wave plate, and quarter-wave plate in the broadband terahertz range, enabling multifunctional control of propagation and polarization.

Wang, Dongjie · He, Xunjun · Jiang, Jiuxing · Yao, Yongtao · Lu, Guangjun

Diamond and Related Materials 2023

Advantages

Switchable tetra-function: broadband modulator, absorber, half-wave plate, and quarter-wave plate

Flexible modulation by individually or simultaneously changing the combination and intensity of external excitations

Multilayer configuration integrating two patterned graphenes and a photosensitive silicon layer